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Finally, there is Hopesoup which possesses a light-hearted, Rube Goldberg sort of esthetic. In this di Suvero moved a long way from the rigidly straight lines imposed by the materials in his earlier work. The heavy metal remains but combines a few found objects with fashioned materials.  This piece also contains moving parts which further separates it from the earlier static work.  The end result is a piece that is more humanly scaled and blends elegance with a sense of humor.  If you were to

Mark di Suvero, Hopesoup detail (Paula Cooper Gallery, New York)

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 come across Hopesoup only knowing the sculpture from the 70s it might be a hard sell to believe that Mark di Suvero created this.  Yet this piece hearkens back to his Park Place Gallery days (the cooperative artist gallery he was part of that eventually morphed into the Paula Cooper gallery) and retains a refreshing quality of improvisation. It serves as a perfect bridging piece between XV and the drawings

Mark di Suvero, Hopesoup detail (Paula Cooper Gallery, New York)

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