Derek Weisberg at Trotter&Sholer, NYC
Seeing the pieced-together and partial figures in Derek Weisberg’s exhibition, ceramics cognoscenti who know their history will immediately recall the figurative works of Stephen DeStaebler (who Weisberg assisted for a few years) and Mary Frank. But while DeStaebler’s sculptures recalled the imposing monuments of the Near East or Egypt, and Frank’s females conveyed an erotic sensibility, Weisberg’s are more plaintive.
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