Arlene Shechet, detail of “Idle Idol” (2013) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted)

Installation view of gallery with Arlene Shechet’s abacá prints, the installation “Once Removed” (1998), and various other sculptures, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (p © John Kennard)

Arlene Shechet, “Building” (2003), installation view at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (photo © John Kennard)