Rick Lowe: Toward Social Sculpture

Author: Valerie Loupe Olsen
Publisher: The Glassel School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Year: 2005
Pages: 48
ISBN: 890901317

Rick Lowe: Toward Social Sculpture is a foundational book about the Houston artist known for social practice art, co-published by the Glassell School of Art (MFAH) and Gagosian, chronicling his community-based projects like Project Row Houses and recent paintings that explore urban life, edited by Dieter Roelstraete and Antwaun Sargent, presenting his career-spanning work in transformative, collaborative art. The book highlights Lowe's shift from traditional painting to "social sculpture," using art to engage communities and address social issues, with illustrations of his paintings and project documentation.