For small-scale sculptures in the early 1990s, Mr. Othoniel made disembodied orifices from wax and sulfur.
WSJ: Jean-Michel Othoniel's Retrospective My Way in Brooklyn
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More recently, Mr. Othoniel's necklace forms have taken on new twists and angles, with curves recalling even more elemental human components chromosome structures.
WSJ: Jean-Michel Othoniel's Retrospective My Way in Brooklyn
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In the art of Jean-Michel Othoniel, the sense of the human body is always present, even when there's no body to be seen.
WSJ: Jean-Michel Othoniel's Retrospective My Way in Brooklyn