Minneapolis Institute of Art

Visionary

Seymour Lipton

Date

c. 1980

Medium

Nickel-silver on Montel metal

Department

Global Contemporary Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Seymour Lipton made metal sculptures that appear abstract but always had a reference point in storytelling or the natural world. His titles often provide clues. Visionary suggests someone who can see or imagines a future, either through their ability to look ahead past convention or by supernatural means. The dome-like structure at the top of the sculpture implies a skull or head, and the pipe-like form might suggest a telescope or an eye. Might this represent a guardian or an oracle? Lipton's interest in ancient sculpture and its role in sacred sites was always on his mind as he made modern forms. United States, Americas

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