Justin Matherly

All industrious people . 2013

+ Paula Cooper Gallery

In All industrious people exhibition, Matherly takes as his point of departure an excavated temple-tomb, Nemrud Dagi in Turkey. This archeological site contained commemorative stone reliefs, known as stelae, which had been dedicated to the Hellenestic king Antiochus I. Historically, stelae would establish a ruler's legitimacy by linking him to a particular divinity or sacred event.
Using poured and cast concrete supported by ambulatory equipment, Matherly reimagines Antiochus’ stelae.
Paula Cooper Gallery