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Anthony Caro
Grimaldis Gallery
September 27 – November 10, 2012 
Photos from the opening reception Thursday, September 27, 2012, 6-8pm

Baltimore’s C. Grimaldis Gallery is exhibiting works by the highly acclaimed (and knighted) sculptor Anthony Caro. This solo exhibition follows recent projects at the Met’s Rooftop Garden and the garden at Chatsworth, outside London, in 2011 and 2012. Caro’s relationship with the Grimaldis Gallery is a historic one – this is his fifth solo exhibition at the space, with his first solo exhibit in 1985 in Baltimore. Curated by Costas Grimaldis, an expert and longtime devotee to minimalist sculpture, the exhibition will be on display through Saturday, November 10th, 2012.

As opposed to the strictly large scale works that were on view at the Met and Chatsworth, the gallery will be exhibiting a carefully selected mix of small bronzes, table pieces, and floor sculptures. While they range from various periods of the artist’s oeuvre, they provide a strong overview for those who may be unfamiliar. Larger table pieces, with the exception of “Chalk Line” (2006)–a 12 foot stone and steel painted majesty– are the abstract, welded, open-form styles that have minted Caro’s name in sculpture history. Meanwhile, the bronzes evoke a 1960s feel that show a smaller, more accessible method of abstraction in sculpture.

Anthony Caro (born 1924) is widely considered to be today’s greatest living sculptor, having made an impact on the contemporary art world on both sides of the Atlantic for the past five decades. His work can be found internationally in over 150 major collections such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Barcelona; Tate Gallery, London, among many others. Caro has also received notable honors such as Knighthood and the Order of Merit by the Queen of England in 1987 and 2000 respectively.

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