Visionary

Seymour Lipton

c. 1980

Nickel-silver on Montel metal

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Seymour Lipton made metal sculptures that appear abstract but always had a reference point in storytelling or the natural world. His titles often provide clues. Visionary suggests someone who can see or imagines a future, either through their ability to look ahead past convention or by supernatural means. The dome-like structure at the top of the sculpture implies a skull or head, and the pipe-like form might suggest a telescope or an eye. Might this represent a guardian or an oracle? Lipton's interest in ancient sculpture and its role in sacred sites was always on his mind as he made modern forms. Gallery Not on View Gift of Alan a