The Myth of Singularity is a suite of eight bronze sculptures by Los Angelesbased artist Liz Glynn, produced from plaster props generated during the performance The Myth of Singularity (after Rodin), which took place at LACMA in 2013. At that time, Glynn embarked on [de]-lusions of Grandeur, a cycle of performances that unfolded in five chapters throughout the year. Glynn conducted extensive research on the works of Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Richard Serra, Tony Smith, and Donald Judd in our collections to respond to the process of creating, moving, and erecting large-scale sculptures—and the frequently Herculean efforts necessary to do so.
For The Myth of Singularity (after Rodin), Glynn worked in LACMA’s B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden for two consecutive days in January 2013. Assisted by a group of ten sculptors, she explored the replication, recombination, and shifts in material and scale often used by Rodin in producing works later regarded as singular acts of brilliance. The resulting sculpture suite was unveiled in October 2015 as part of the exhibition Liz Glynn: The Myth of Singularity. Through these performances and works, Glynn’s exploration of the monument has advanced thinking on the fabric of LACMA’s encyclopedic profile, suggesting a model to engage the museum’s disparate collections in a more horizontal, cross-departmental way.
José Luis Blondet
2017