6 “Primary Structures”

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Description: Rainbow Pickets (at left) and The Cryosphere (at right)

TitleRainbow Pickets (at left) and The Cryosphere (at right)

Creator nameChicago, JudySmithson, Robert

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican; American

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966; 1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSteel; steel

LocationUnknown

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsMinimal art--United States--ExhibitionsSculpture, American--20th century

StatusAs shown in "Primary Structures," Jewish Museum (vestibule), New York

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1. Spring 1966

James Meyer

Minimalism: Art and Polemics in the Sixties

On the evening of April 26, 1966, the Jewish Museum in New York threw a party. The cause for celebration was an ambitious new show, “Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculpture...

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James Meyer

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.11-30

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31641&redirecttoanchor=105623

Chapter subject tags:Minimal art--United States--ExhibitionsArt and society--United States--History--20th centuryArt--Public opinion--United States--History--20th centuryMinimal artSculpture, American--20th century

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