New Viewings #11

For Piene drawing sits deeply at the root and origin of architecture, engineering, fashion, design, planning, thinking, mapping and sculpting. All of Piene’s media, including her sculpture and video, reflect a depth of inquiry into the human condition which is often fearless, and to that point, directly questions notions of fear, courage and fortitude. Piene has lately staged performances and public speeches which tie together these concerns in ways which unravel the human form, and future, as it wavers between something idolized and real.