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Stats37th Piece of Work
Initially installed in 1970 at the Guggenheim Museum for his first solo exhibition in a public museum in the United States, this sculpture is very much a museum piece. It includes the six most commonly-used metals from the periodic table, each of which is paired with another, according to all thirty-six possible combinations. In total the work consists of 1296 individual plates.
Carl Andre (1935 –)
Explore Carl Andre's minimalist sculptures (1935-2024), known for ordered arrangements of industrial materials like bricks & steel. Pioneer of site-specific art.
About this artwork
- Title: 37th Piece of Work
- Artist: Carl Andre
- Year: 1969
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Movement: Minimalism
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron