Lockwood Gallery's ebullient press release states that: "At the heart of 'BUILT' lie our deepest questions and preoccupations with the spaces we inhabit: questions of function and ornament, access and exclusion, impulse and restraint, play and severity." Nine powerhouse artists, designers, and architects have been enlisted to realize the promise of this ambitious concept led by Tom Fruin, whose colorful water towers and house-like structures made of plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material bring new life to seemingly dreary environments in Brooklyn and across the country. Other works include architect Richard Scherr's elegant sculptures, which suggest models for impossible buildings and Jeanette Fintz's paintings, which balance urban elegance and natural lyricism.
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