Therman Statom had the glass-house-as-sculpture field to himself, beginning in the 1970s.
In the 1990s, Louise Bourgeois muscled her way in.
(Cell (Glass spheres and hands), 1990-1993)
Statom’s houses are a solace and Bourgeois’ suitable for involuntary confinement. Somewhere between these polarities are all later entries into what’s becoming a crowded field.
Deb Jones – (I’m being followed by a moon shadow.)
Giles Bettison – House as a consumer product. Your life in your purse.
Jane Bruce – Down the hatch.
Rob Fisher – For those who prefer to hide as they wait for the bus.
Rik Allen – Your portable escape plan; there’s a hell of a good universe next door.
Methinks you are forgetting the great Lucas Samaras, who beat Thurman by a good decade.
His mirrored glass houses were incredible, and less cliched than any of the above. He took the house metaphor, and added about ten more layers of complexity.
(not that I think cliche is a bad thing- I just think Samaras is an incredible, influential, and usually underappreciated talent.)
1966- http://hayleygilchrist.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/samaras/
I cant believe I misspelled Therman’s name- must be because he still owes me an apple pie…
Ries: You’re right. Lucas Samaras, of course.