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Two New Exhibitions Open at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston

BOSTON.- The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) presents Eva Hesse Studiowork—a groundbreaking, internationally touring exhibition offering new interpretation of Eva Hesse’s historical position and influence on sculpture. The exhibition also highlights Hesse’s relevance for contemporary art today. On view at the ICA July 20 to Oct. 10, 2011, Studiowork brings together approximately fifty sculptures—many of which rarely travel—drawn from major public and private collections around the world. The ICA is the only east coast museum to present this landmark exhibition. The German-born, American artist Eva Hesse (1936–1970) played a central role in the radical transformation of sculptural practice in the 1960s. Throughout her career, she produced a large number of small, experimental works alongside her large-scale sculpture. Left in her studio at the time of her death, sold or given to fri