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Brick by Brick, a Sculpture at Storm King, by Way of Africa                             

Man standing outside the largest museum in Tunisia, showcasing modern brick architecture.

A new work at Storm King, an outdoor sculpture park in New York’s Hudson Valley, is a crowning achievement for Martin Puryear and a reflection of Africa’s influence on him as a person and a creator. Entitled ‘Lookout,’ the organically shaped work is formed of bricks using the technique of Nubian vaulting, which was developed thousands of years ago in the Upper Nile delta.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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