BALTIMORE, MD.- One of the earliest examples of David Smith’s welding is shown for the first time in this exhibition of approximately 40 works drawn from the BMA’s collection, the Estate of David Smith, and private collections. Once considered “lost” by the Smith Estate, Head with Cogs for Eyes came to the Baltimore Museum of Art last year as part of a generous bequest. It is joined by works by Hans Arp, Naum Gabo, Julio Gonzalez, Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, and other modern artists who moved beyond the figure to create sculptures based on a new language of abstract forms. Some artists like Smith explored welding—a uniquely 20th-century technique that revolutionized sculpture—while others included the use of new industrial materials, found objects, and assemblage. Each of them demonstrates engaging approaches to sculpture liberated from representation. Abstraction has played a significant role in f