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Frederick L. Sandback

Three Unit Corner Piece, ca. 1968

Description

Maker

  • Frederick L. Sandback, 1943-2003, American

Title

Three Unit Corner Piece

Year

ca. 1968

Medium

Spring steel rod and rayon-covered elastic cord dipped in fluorescent paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • steel,
  • rayon,
  • elastic

Dimensions

203.8 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm (80 1/4 x 8 x 3 inches)

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

68.100

Projects & Publications

Publications

Back to the Present

Minimalist Works from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Multi-Part Art

July 11, 2008 - March 29, 2009

Minimalist sculptor Fred Sandback made this corner piece and exhibited it at Dwan Gallery in New York when he was still an MFA candidate at Yale University. He subsequently became well known for using simple lines of colored yarn to define architectural space and make its volume almost palpable. Sandback wanted to create sculpture that has no inside so that it can be both totally open and have volume at the same time. This corner sculpture is composed of three geometric units, each of which is made from two vertical lengths of elastic cord, coated with fluorescent orange acrylic paint, and two horizontal right angles of painted steel fittings. It is the only one of a series of eight possible permutations that Sandback executed.

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