Public Art / Public Space

The first monograph of Barbara Grygutis, a pioneering public artist. The large-scale sculptural environments of the work of Barbara Grygutis shape the spaces they inhabit. Grygutis employs the materials that complement each context, creating her works out of glass and light or metal mesh through which light shines in addition to prosaic essentials like steel and concrete. The materials are illuminated, both literally and figurative, by her deeply contemplated design choices. In Public Art / Public Space, Grygutis' installations are depicted in vivid colour some of the drawings and photography have never been published before and explored in essays by her collaborators through the years, whose institutions range from local governments to state universities.