Don Porcaro (American, b. 1950) presented his second solo exhibition at Westwood Gallery in New York, titled "Lost Stories," featuring two series of stone sculptures: towering polylithic pillars from the Lost Stories series and mysterious artifact-like objects from the Art or Fact series. Curated by gallery co-founder James Cavello, the show highlights Porcaro's lifelong practice of sourcing stones from diverse geographies and reconfiguring them into stacked, architecturally inspired forms that evoke prehistoric megaliths, ancient columns, and funerary urns.
The exhibition matters because it positions Porcaro's work within a broader dialogue about prehistory, memory, and the limits of written history, using sculpture to imagine lost civilizations and ancient rituals. By juxtaposing monumental pillars with smaller vessel-like forms, the show invites viewers to consider how material objects—especially those made from natural stone—can serve as visual records of imagined or real pasts, challenging our understanding of history and artifact.