Alan Saret was a key figure in Postminimalism and the alternative art scene in New York during the late 1960s and 1970s. Before turning to sculpture, Saret studied architecture and, while at Hunter College, was a student of artist Robert Morris. Like those of his mentor, many of Saret’s sculptures vacillate between natural and architectural forms. Saret’s works, often geometric yet amorphous, are made from industrial materials like wire, rubber, and polyethylene. He allows the material to determine the final form of the sculpture, emphasizing process over order. His 1970 sculpture, Four Piece Folding Glade, in Glenstone’s collection, is made of four pieces of conjoined chicken wire hand painted black with touches of red and green. Installed propped casually against the wall, the layers of mesh create depth and shadow, drawing attention to the process through which the work was made.

–Mavet Rosas, from the Glenstone Field Guide