Compared to "Bambini" (1998-99), "Figure on Trunk" (1992) appears more adult and somehow specifically male in character. He stands on a beam as if attempting to rise above the crowd.



Figure on Trunk, 1998
Installed on the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999
Bronze; h. 96, w. 103, d. 24 in. (243.8 x 261.6 x 61.0 cm)
Lent by the artist, courtesy of Marlborough Gallery, New York


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