Purgatory, 2005; wood, glass, Fiberglas, paint, gold and silver leaf; 19 ½ x 47 x 24 in. Alison McLennan makes sculpture in the form of furniture. Like Scott Burton's chairs, McLennan's tables, cabinets, and lamps can serve a utilitarian purpose. In this exhibition of pieces completed over the past several years, many works suggest a humorous, Pop-infused reading. Purgatory (2005) is a glass-topped table, the base of which consists of a weighty-looking pyramid on its side, seemingly sticking its pointy-head so firmly into an organic comma-shape that the skin of the latter has been pierced, creasing as it is... Read More