As creaky, Soviet-era enterprises struggle to shed outdated equipment and oversized work forces, Oktava is thriving.
Compare this to a line in "Songdogs," McCann's first novel, in which a pair of oversized work gloves are said to have "migrated" to a character's elbows, or one of the very few clunkers in "Dancer," in which we are told that a young Chilean dancer "spoke as if there were a tambourine in her throat," suggesting the distended neck of a Looney Toons character.
At the same time his gallery, Hauser & Wirth, used its own vast new gallery in Chelsea – the former Roxy roller skating rink – to show more of his oversized work.
"Back then the art world was dominated by highly conceptual, ironic, oversized work that mostly left me cold.
Over the years, the plantings have expanded into a year-round undertaking, with tulips and cherry trees in spring, begonias in summer, hawthorn trees ablaze with red buds in fall and lighted fir trees in winter, not to mention lashings of public art — this year, oversized works by the Cuban sculptor Alexandre Arrechea.
The pieces on view, oversized works on paper, represent a wide range of themes and styles, including those dealing with the figure as subject for contemporary artists, with abstract patterning and with nature (Tim Stocco's work incorporates fruit pulp, burning sticks and pine needles as well as more conventional media).
While some of her shockingly detailed physiques come in miniature proportions, we just can't get enough of her monumental, oversized works.
Latiano, 30, of Baltimore, says he'll use the award money to pay the rent on a studio that's large enough to accommodate his oversized works, and to consult with outside experts.
OVERSIZED MYSPACE Working for Rupert Murdoch and the News Corporation has been something of an education for Chris DeWolfe, a founder of MySpace.
For six hours each day, Mr. Jadhav takes up residence in one of the comfy, oversized chairs, works on his future plans, and indulges in occasional, workday-like breaks for coffee, cigarettes, lunch and general kibbitzing.
The boots suited ultra-casual coastal California, where people sometimes wear flip-flop sandals and oversized hoodies to work.
