Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by George Lappas. This will be the first exhibition in the United States by this Greek artist who has exhibited his work widely in Europe for over fifteen years. Lappas gained international exposure when he took part in the Aperto of the Venice and Sao Paulo Biennials of 1988. He then represented Greece in the Venice Biennale of 1990. He is currently working on a series of outdoor sculptures to be installed along the Champs-Elysée in Paris.

George Lappas creates work somewhere between sculpture and installation. The central work of this exhibition is a large scale work titled "Elbo". The body of this figure is an iron framework dressed in sheets of dura-trans film and illuminated from within by fluorescent tubes. The use of light and dura-trans film sheets (used in illuminated outdoor signage) are two main elements in this new series of Lappas' work.