Sarah
By Edwin Hauer, Installed 1991
Austria-born sculptor Erwin Hauer spent his life perfecting architectural screens and sculptures that celebrate the infinite continuous surface. Known as Modular Constructivism, his light-diffusing walls and room dividers have been lauded as “quintessential works of modernism.” Hauer’s works have been featured in museums, installations, and private collections.
Hauer began exploring these modular sculptures in 1950 and soon patented these designs; installing sculptural light-diffusing walls in churches in Vienna. As a result, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and came to the United States in 1955. After a two-year stay at Rhode Island School of Design, he was invited by Josef Albers to join the faculty of Yale University where he taught until 1990.
