Ugo Rondinone the radiant, 2018 Bluestone, concrete, steel 152 cm × 385 cm × 68 cm Exhibition view: joy, Malta International Contemporary Art Space, Malta, 2018-2019 Photo © Studio Rondinone
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The stone figure for Malta, titled the radiant, shows the human figure in the most elemental and archaic form, using the most ancient material, stone. The bluestone is rough-cut into blocks and stacked one over another to form the human figure. The methods by which the stone has been worked are apparent to the viewer and not obscured by subsequent handling. Drill-holes and split structures are visible traces of the work in the quarry where...