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Daniel Buren, designer

1000 Placements, 1976

Description

Maker

  • Parasol Press, American, producer
  • Daniel Buren, b. 1938, French, designer

Title

1000 Placements

Year

1976

Medium

Color inked rubber stamp on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • color inked rubber stamp

Supports

  • Heavy weight white Bristol board

Dimensions

20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In pencil in LL:79.005.3; in pencil in 9th box from left in bottom row at printed grid:234In Plate--Typeset on verso:This piece is 1/1000 of a total work composed of 250 prints each of four different colores: red, yellow, blue,/ and green./ this piece "exists" when installed.The piece is concieved as occuping four walls each 200" long by 40"high, eachcolor occuping a separate wall.Each wall is divided into 250 8" square units measuring 26 units long by 10 units high(see diagram below).In order to "exist" the piece must be installed as closely as possible to the following instructions:/1.Each piece must be vertical/ 2.Each piece must be installed on any given wall at it's proper location in accordance with the penciled/number on the grid below./ 3. If you have two or more colors, each color must be installed on a separate wall in the same room./ 4. In GREEN- Start measuring from the top right corner of your wall/ RED- Start meas

Identification

Edition

614/1000

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Parasol Press, Ltd.

Object Number

79.005.3

Projects & Publications

Publications

Back to the Present

Minimalist Works from the Museum's Collection

Related

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Stephen Andrea, printer

The Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1976

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