Jane Manus, Undaunted

bold abstract sculptural statements

Jane Manus has been making bold abstract sculptural statements throughout an extraordinarily productive five-decade career. This exhibition consists of five of her sculptures, ranging in height from 6 feet to 24 feet, all made of welded aluminum. Manus’ vocabulary is reminiscent of geometric sculptors such as Mark di Suvero, Tony Smith and Joel Shapiro, but her interpretations feel lighter on their feet. Her work was on display at the Georgia Museum of Art in 1996 as part of the celebrations surrounding the opening of the University of Georgia’s Performing and Visual Arts Complex, and her wall sculpture greets visitors to the museum, but these works are all more recent. A selection of maquettes shows the artist’s process and enables the viewer to grasp the entirety of her work in a way that can be difficult at full scale.

Curators
Annelies Mondi, deputy director, and William U. Eiland, director