Lars Fisk

DeCordova Ball

1999
8 feet in diameter
mixed media
Gift of John Paluska and Cynthia Brown and Museum Purchase with the Beatrice Barrett Fund and funds donated by deCordova Trustees and Overseers in honor of Paul Master-Karnik, 2007.24

2002 Rappaport Prize Winner

Born 1970, Lebanon, NH
Works in Burlington, VT

The DeCordova Ball was created by Lars-Erik Fisk specifically for DeCordova's 1999 exhibition On the Ball: The Sphere in Contemporary Sculpture. The DeCordova Ball is one in a series of outdoor spheres created by Fisk. More Info...

Tap below to hear Lars Fisk talk about working with spheres:

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Tap below to hear Nick Capasso, curator, talk about Fisk's spheres:

Tap below to hear Nick Capasso, curator, talk about the variety of materials:

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