Four pieces of wood are joined together to form a bench. The wood is from construction elements of old houses being demolished in Paris. The already distressed surface shows a variety of carvings, woodworm damage, nail heads and signs that craftsmen long ago scratched into the wood. Bench formerly provided a seat for the artist himself or for his visitors. It also served as a base for small-scale sculpture and created a strong horizontal contrast to the predominantly upright forms of assembled sculpture in the studio. Brancusi created Bench as part of a group of works, all of which are included in this exhibition [see Caryatid II (n. 1), and Arch (n. 17)].     Scott Burton (1939-1989) Rock Settee (1988-1989), Granite The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts The title refers to a material and a piece of furniture that do not normally coincide. Rock is a raw material for architecture and sculpture, whereas a settee is generally a comfortable piece of upholstered furniture. While Burton’s work serves as sculpture and furniture (but not necessarily as base), Brancusi’s Bench is simultaneously a sculpture and base, but no longer a functional piece of furniture.