Barbara Hepworth a single tree trunk, Hepworth noted that the shipment from Nigeria to the Tilbury docks came in at 17 tons. Between 1954–1956 Hepworth sculpted six pieces out of guarea wood, many of which were inspired by her trip to Greece, such as "Corinthos" (1954) and "Curved Form (Delphi)" (1955). The artist greatly increased her studio space when she purchased the Palais de Danse, a cinema and dance studio, that was across the street from Trewyn in 1960. She used this new space to work on large-scale commissions. Hepworth also experimented with lithography in her late career. She produced two lithographic
Michael J. Epstein reverse-shoplifted onto store shelves, Dictionaraoke, songs created with vocals by dictionary readings of words, and the Beethoven Reclamation Society, a piece in which many artists each recreated a segment of Beethoven's 9th Symphony using sound collaging. Epstein is married to filmmaker and artist Sophia Cacciola. He resides in Los Angeles. Michael J. Epstein Michael J. Epstein (born 1976), is an American filmmaker, musician and writer. Epstein has spoken and written about the impact of local media on the arts, music service gatekeeping, effective social networking, and crowdfunding. Epstein was born in Smithtown, New York. His father is author Lawrence J.