Tag: Carl Andre

Equivalent I-VIII by Carl Andre

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Equivalent I-VIII
1966
Sculpture
Sand-lime bricks
Different Museums and Private Collections

Andre often works in series to produce a complete exhibition of sculptures using the same materials in different arrangements. Each of the “Equivalent” series uses 120 sand-lime bricks and the eight stacks are arranged in different rectangular formations. All eight sculptures demonstrate Andre’s concepts of sculpture as place. Spread out over the floor of the gallery the artist uses the eight structures to generate a sense of horizontality. After the exhibition, each sculpture was sold individually and the emphasis was lost.

Carl Andre

Carl Andre
Minimalism, Conceptual Art
Born: 16 September 1935, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality: American

Andre is an artist known for his ordered linear and grid structures. His sculptures range from large public and interior artworks to small intimate works. Andre married the earth-body artist Ana Mendicieta. In 1985, following an argument, she fell from their apartment window and died. Andre was charged with second-degree murder in 1988 and was acquitted in a bench trial

Cedar Piece by Carl Andre

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Cedar Piece by Carl Andre

Cedar Piece
1964
Minimalism, Conceptual Art
Cedar
Oeffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Switzerland

Andre’s first work to be exhibited in public, “Cedar Piece” consists of equal lengths of lumber, into which he cut simple woodworker’s joints so that sculpture could be slotted together – and unslotted again for portability.

Carl Andre

Carl Andre
Minimalism, Conceptual Art
Born: 16 September 1935, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality: American

Andre is an artist known for his ordered linear and grid structures. His sculptures range from large public and interior artworks to small intimate works. Andre married the earth-body artist Ana Mendicieta. In 1985, following an argument, she fell from their apartment window and died. Andre was charged with second-degree murder in 1988 and was acquitted in a bench trial

37th Piece of Work by Carl Andre

~ JezzieG

37th Piece of Work
1969
Sculpture
Aluminium, copper, steel, lead, magnesium, and zinc
Collection François Pinault, Venezia, Italy

Installed in 1970 at the Guggenheim Museum, “37th Piece of Work” formed part of Andre’s first solo exhibition in a public museum. The sculpture is a museum piece and includes the six most commonly used metals of the periodic table. Each metal is paired with another according to all thirty-six combinations, with a total of 1296 individual plates.

Carl Andre
Minimalism, Conceptual Art
Born: 16 September 1935, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality: American

Carl Andre

Andre is an artist known for his ordered linear and grid structures. His sculptures range from large public and interior artworks to small intimate works. Andre married the earth-body artist Ana Mendicieta. In 1985, following an argument, she fell from their apartment window and died. Andre was charged with second-degree murder in 1988 and was acquitted in a bench trial

144 Aluminium Square by Carl Andre

~ JezzieG

144 Aluminium Square
1967
Minimalism
Aluminium
Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, California. USA

Andre claimed the elemental periodic table is what the colour spectrum is for a painter and many of the materials he utilizes for his sculpture are pure elements. “144 Aluminium Square” was first exhibited alongside other identically proportioned sculptures in the alloy steel and zinc. Viewers were encouraged to walk over the plates comparing the different properties of the metals.

Carl Andre
Minimalism, Conceptual Art
Born: 16 September 1935, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality: American

Andre is an artist known for his ordered linear and grid structures. His sculptures range from large public and interior artworks to small intimate works. Andre married the earth-body artist Ana Mendieta. In 1985, following an argument, she fell from their apartment window and died. Andre was charged with second-degree murder in 1988 and was acquitted in a bench trial