What Lee Bontecou did on her 3-decade hiatus.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: May 2, 2004| Author: Miller, Kay | Copyright information

Byline: Kay Miller; Staff Writer

Chicago, Ill. -- Artist Merrilyn Shoemaker bent low, peering up through the Lee Bontecou sculpture, enthralled. The airy sculpture was 8 feet across. At its center was a black, ceramic pod, wired to swirling silk sails, pierced balls and a dragonfly-like tail - all exquisitely balanced in orbit.

"It's such a blessing to see this show," Shoemaker said. "It's been forever since Bontecou has shown. The work, some of it, is 30 ye...

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