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"People often ask me why I chose wood.
The answer is, that was the material that was available to me," said Thaddeus Mosley at SculptureCenter's annual gala in New York City last night.
The abstract wood sculptures the Pennsylvania artist created in the 1970s and '80s were placed around the former trolley repair shop on Long Island City to symbolize his commitment to the medium, Artforum reports.
The evening ended with an announcement of a $1 million endowment gift from the Elaine Graham Weitzen Foundation for Fine Arts, which will be used to expand SculptureCenter's open call for young sculptors.
"An initiative of this nature is essential for inclusive growth in sculpture, a medium known by artists as one of the more cost-prohibitive forms," says SculptureCenter's director.
"People often ask me why I chose wood.
The answer is, that was the material that was available to me."
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