Wolfgang Laib Brahmanda, 2014-2021 Indian black granite

50 x 50 x 95 cm
19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 37 1/2 inches

Wolfgang Laib’s approach is remarkable for its merging of Western minimalist art currents and a spirituality sustained by his interests in Eastern—in particular Indian—philosophy, aesthetics, and religion.

Representative of this is his egg-shaped granite sculpture, a Brahmanda. Translated from Sanskrit the title means “Egg of the Universe.” Harald Szeemann, a supporter of Wolfgang Laib for many years as a curator, described him as an artist who “reveals immensely vast expanses through the smallest sculptural gestures.”

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