Tara Donovan at ICA, Boston

Tara Donovan at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

The American sculptor transforms disposable objects into stunning works of art
Courtesy of PaceWildenstein, Photo: John Kennard

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Detail, 2008, polyester film
For a piece she made especially for the Boston show, Donovan simply looped and folded translucent plastic sheeting inside a long rectangular slot cut into a wall of the museum. It forms a kind of deep, fluid window that people on either side can look through.

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