troughlike

At Oliver Nurseries, the alpines and plants that favor troughlike conditions are a small part of the vast offerings, as they have been since the nursery opened nearly 60 years ago.

His long, shallow, troughlike copper boxes, filled with water or earth and sometimes adorned with texts hand-formed from copper wire, seem stuck in a post-Minimalist groove.

His long, shallow, troughlike copper boxes, filled with water or earth and sometimes adorned with texts hand-formed from copper wire, seem stuck in a post-Minimalist groove.

“The Hunt”: A bummer, plunks along in narcotized, subterranean fashion, recalling the more troughlike passages of Big Star’s Sister Lovers.

Tim Rowan’s “Untitled,” a troughlike form resting on a metal stand, looks just like what it is: earth.