Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot documents the artist’s Roof Garden commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a dynamic assemblage of large-scale sculptures referencing celestial bodies.

Kwade has received international acclaim for her minimalist sculptures and installations intended to parse, but not resolve, various scientific and metaphysical conundrums. The artist’s site-specific installation for the 2019 Roof Garden commission at the Met consists of two immersive sculptures that resemble an astrolabe, the instrument historically used to measure the location of the stars and planets over time.

This compact volume presents images and analysis of the installation, setting its creation in the context of the artist’s past work. In addition to texts by co-curators Kelly Baum and Sheena Wagstaff, an interview with Kwade sheds further light on her process and inspirations.

Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in association with Yale University Press. Paperback, 64 pages. 58 color. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.

Detail Installation view, Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot, 2019.