Tot, 1977

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TitleTot

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1977

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions6 ft. 8 3/4 in. x 6 ft. 8 3/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. (2 m x 2 m x 30 cm)

LocationStiftung Situation Kunst, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany

SubjectsSculpture, American--20th centuryLarge-scale sculpture

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Symbolic Forms

Richard Serra (Editor), Hal Foster (Editor)

Conversations about Sculpture

~HF: There’s a symbolic dimension in some of your work that’s essential to its effect. Yet, in your resistance to narrative and image, you tend to resist those associations.

Author

Richard Serra (Editor), Hal Foster (Editor)

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.151-170

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00033.010

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19782&redirecttoanchor=46655

Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, American--20th centuryMachu Picchu Site (Peru)Lin, Maya, 1959-Serra, Richard, 1939-Artists--Interviews--20th century

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Tilted Arc

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1981

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproofed steel

Tilted Arc

Spin-Out (For Bob Smithson)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1972–1973

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, three plates

Dimensions10 ft. x 40 ft. x 1 1/2 in. (3 m x 12.2 m x 3.8 cm), each

LocationKröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands

Spin-Out (For Bob Smithson)

One Ton Prop (House of Cards)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLead, four plates

Dimensions48 x 48 x 1 in. (121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

One Ton Prop (House of Cards)

Installation view of seven prop pieces

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Installation view of seven prop pieces

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Installation view of seven prop pieces

Doors

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsRubber and fiberglass, four parts

Dimensions36 in. x 9 ft. x 2 in. (91.4 x 2.7 m x 5 cm)

LocationSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (Doris and Donald Fisher Collection)

Doors

Trough Pieces

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1966–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsRubber and fiberglass

Dimensions59 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (151.1 x 47 x 15.9 cm)

LocationMuseum Ludwig, Cologne

Trough Pieces

Slow Roll: For Philip Glass

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Dimensions8 x 7 1/4 x 72 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.4 x 183.5 cm), overall

LocationOsaka City Museum of Modern Art, Japan

Slow Roll: For Philip Glass

Chunk

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsVulcanized rubber

Dimensions48 1/2 x 18 x 19 3/4 in. (123.2 x 45.7 x 50.2)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Chunk

Plinths

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsFiberglass, rubber, blue neon tubing; five pieces of rubber

Dimensions93 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1 in. (237 x 17 x 2.5 cm), each

LocationMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/oeuvre/c7G9667

Accession numberAM 1984-278

Plinths

Template

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsVulcanized rubber

Dimensionsc. 7 ft. 9 in. x 39 in. x 8 in. (2.4 m x 99.1 cm x 20.3 cm)

LocationSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Template

Strike: To Roberta and Rudy

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969–1971

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel

Dimensions8 ft. 1 in. x 24 ft. x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 m x 7.3 m x 3.8 m)

LocationSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Strike: To Roberta and Rudy

Cutting Device: Base Plate Measure

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLead, wood, stone, and steel

Dimensionsc. 12 in. x 18 ft. x 15 ft. 7 3/4 in. (30.5 x 5.5 m x 4.8 m)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Cutting Device: Base Plate Measure

Shift

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1970–1972

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsConcrete, six sections

Shift

Circuit

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1972

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel, four plates

Dimensions8 ft. x 24 ft. x 1 in. (2.4 m x 7.3 m x 2.5 cm), each

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Circuit

Spin Out (For Bob Smithson)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1972–1973

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, three plates

Dimensions10 ft. x 40 ft. x 1 1/2 in. (3 m x 12.2 m x 3.8 cm), each

LocationKröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands

Spin Out (For Bob Smithson)

St. John's Rotary Arc

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1980

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, cylindrical section

Dimensions12 ft. x 180 ft. x 2 1/2 in. (3.6 m x 54.9 m x 6.4 cm)

St. John's Rotary Arc

Sight Point

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1972–1975

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, three plates

Dimensions40 ft. x 10 ft. x 2 1/2 in. (12.2 m x 3 m x 6.4 cm)

LocationStedelijk Museum, Amersterdam

Sight Point

The Hedgehog and the Fox

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1998

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, three plates (each comprising two identical conical/elliptical sections inverted relative to each other)

Dimensions15 ft. 6 in. x 91 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. 6 in. (4.7 x 27.9 x 7.5 m), overall

LocationPrinceton University, New Jersey

The Hedgehog and the Fox

Stacks

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1990

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel, two slabs

Dimensions8 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 in. (2.4 x 2.4 x 25.4 cm), each

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven

Stacks

Clara-Clara

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1983

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, two near-identical conical sections inverted relative to each other

Dimensions12 ft. x 109 ft. x 2 in. (3.7 m x 33.2 m x 5 cm)

LocationCollection of the City of Paris

Clara-Clara

To Encircle Base Plate Hexagram, Right Angles Inverted

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1970

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel

Dimensions25 ft. 4 in. (diameter) x 8 in. (rim)

LocationSaint Louis Art Museum

To Encircle Base Plate Hexagram, Right...

To Encircle Base Plate Hexagram, Right Angles Inverted

Bramme für das Ruhrgebiet

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1998

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions47 ft. 7 in. x 13 ft. 11 1/2 in. x 5 in. (14.5 m x 4.2 m x 12.7 cm)

LocationSchürenbachhalde, Emscher Park, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Bramme für das Ruhrgebiet

Snake Eyes and Boxcars

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1993

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel, twelve blocks

LocationCollection of Nancy and Steven Oliver, Alexander Valley, California

Snake Eyes and Boxcars

Te Tuhirangi Contour

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2000–2002

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions19 ft. 8 in. x 843 ft. 2 in. x 2 in. (6 m x 257 m x 5 cm)

LocationThe Farm, Kaipara, North Island, New Zealand

Te Tuhirangi Contour

East-West/West-East

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2014

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, four plates

LocationBrouq Nature Reserve, Qatar

East-West/West-East

To Lift

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsVulcanized rubber

Dimensions36 x 80 x 60 in. (91.4 x 203.2 x 152.4 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

To Lift

Torqued Ellipse V

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1998–1999

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions13 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 33 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 19 ft. 8 1/4 in. x 2 in. (4.2 m x 10.2 m x 6 m x 5 cm)

Torqued Ellipse V

Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2017

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

Dimensions10 ft. 3 in. diameter (3 x 1.9 m), 7 ft. 3 1/2 ft. x 7 ft. 7 in. diameter (2.2 x 2.3 m), 45 3/4 in. x 10 ft. 7 1/4 in. diameter (1.1 x 3.2 m), 64 1/4 in. x 9 ft. 2 in. diameter (1.6 x 2.8 cm)

LocationPrivate collection

Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal...

Four Rounds: Equal Weight, Unequal Measure

Into and Across

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2017

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel, two blocks

Dimensions60 x 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 x 152.4 cm), each

Into and Across

Double Torqued Ellipse

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1997

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

DimensionsOuter ellipse 13 ft. 1 in. x 33 ft. 6 in. x 27 ft. 1 in. (4 x 10.2 x 8.3 m), inner 13 ft. 1 in. x 25 ft. 11 in. x 20 ft. 11 in. (4 x 8 x 2.5 m), plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationDia Art Foundation, New York

Double Torqued Ellipse

Bending diagram for Double Torqued Ellipse

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Object typeDrawing

Bending diagram for Double Torqued...

Bending diagram for Double Torqued Ellipse

Bellamy

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2001

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions13 ft. 2 in. x 44 ft. 3 in. x 32 ft. 10 in. (4 x 13.5 x 10 m), plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Bellamy

Delineator

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1974–1975

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel, two plates

Dimensions1 in. x 10 ft. x 26 ft. (2.5 cm x 3 m x 7.9 m), each

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Delineator

The Matter of Time

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1994–2005

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsEight sculptures in weatherproof steel

LocationGuggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

The Matter of Time

Union of the Torus and the Sphere

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2001

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel (a torus section and a spherical section joined)

Dimensions11 ft. 9 3/4 in. x 37 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 13 ft. 2 1/2 in. (3.6 x 11.5 x 4 m); plates 2 in. (5 m) thick

LocationDia:Beacon, New York

Union of the Torus and the Sphere

Inside Out

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2013

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions13 ft. 2 in. x 80 ft. 9 in. x 40 ft. 2 1/1 in. (4 x 24.6 x 12.3 cm); plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

Inside Out

Sequence

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2006

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions12 ft. 9 in. x 40 ft. 8 in. x 65 ft. 2 in. (3.9 x 12.4 x 19.9 m)

LocationSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (Doris and Donald Fisher Collection)

Sequence

Band

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2006

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions12 ft. 9 in. x 36 ft. 5 in. x 71 ft. 9 1/2 in. (3.9 x 11.1 x 21.9 cm); plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Band

Open Ended

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2007–2008

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions12 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 59 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 24 ft. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 18.2 x 7.4 m) overall; plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationMuseum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands

Open Ended

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2011

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, seven plates

Dimensions80 ft. x 8 ft. x 4 in. (24.4 m x 2.4 m x 10.2 cm), each

LocationCollection Qatar Museums Authority, Doha

Promenade

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2008

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, five plates

Dimensions55 ft. 9 1/4 in. x 13 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 5 in. (17 m x 4 m x 12 cm), each

Promenade

Vortex

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2002

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, seven torqued plates

DimensionsVarious

LocationModern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas

Vortex

Ramble

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2014

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, twenty-four slabs

DimensionsVarious

Ramble

NJ-1

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2015

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, six plates

Dimensions13 ft. 9 in. x 51 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. 6 in. (4.2 x 15.7 x 7.5 m), overall; plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationPrivate Collection

NJ-1

Through

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2015

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel, three slabs

DimensionsVarious

LocationAMA Collection, France

Through

Above Below Betwixt Between

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date2016

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPaint stick on handmade Belgian linen

Above Below Betwixt Between

Every Which Way

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2015

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, sixteen slabs

DimensionsVarious

Every Which Way

Silence (For John Cage)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2015

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

Dimensions16 in. x 29 ft. 6 1/2 in. x 9 ft. 2 1/4 in. (40.6 x 9 m x 2.8 m)

Silence (For John Cage)

Grief and Reason (For Walter)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2013

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel, four blocks installed in two stacks of two blocks each

DimensionsVarious

LocationLeonard and Louise Riggio, Bridgehampton, New York

Grief and Reason (For Walter)

Equal

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2015

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel, eight identical blocks

DimensionsVarious

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

Equal

Gravity

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1993

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions12 ft. x 12 ft. x 10 in. (3.7 x 3.7 x 25.4 cm)

LocationU.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.

Gravity

The Drowned and the Saved

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1992

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

DimensionsTwo right angles, each 56 3/4 x 61 x 13 3/4 in. (144 x 155 x 35 cm)

LocationDiözesanmuseum, Cologne

The Drowned and the Saved

Pulitzer Piece: Stepped Elevation, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1970–1971

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, three plates

LocationPulitzer Residence, Saint Louis

Pulitzer Piece: Stepped Elevation,...

Pulitzer Piece: Stepped Elevation, detail

Base Plate Deflection: In It, On It

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1970

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel

Dimensions3/8 in. x 8 ft. x 16 ft. (1 cm x 2.4 m x 4.9 m)

LocationNorton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena

Base Plate Deflection: In It, On It

Diagram of Base Plate Deflection: In It, On It

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Object typeDrawing

Diagram of Base Plate Deflection: In It,...

Diagram of Base Plate Deflection: In It, On It

Tilted Arc

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1981

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions12 ft. x 120 ft. x 2 1/2 in. (3.7 x 36.6 x 6.4 cm)

Tilted Arc

Berlin Block (For Charlie Chaplin)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1977

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

Dimensions6 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 1.9 m)

Berlin Block (For Charlie Chaplin)

Berlin Junction

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Hans Scharoun

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1987

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

LocationBerlin

Berlin Junction

2000

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions13 ft. 7 in. x 42 ft. 6 in. x 35 ft. 5 in. (4.1 x 13 x 10.8 m), plates 2 in. (5 cm)

LocationDia Art Foundation, New York

2000

Wake

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2003

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

LocationOlympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington

Wake

Sequence, with a viewer inside

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date2006

Object typeSculpture

LocationSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sequence, with a viewer inside

Reading Cones

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1988

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

LocationCity of Chicago Public Art Collection

Reading Cones

Terminal

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1977

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, four trapezoidal plates

Terminal

Strike: To Roberta and Rudy

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969–1971

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel

Dimensions8 ft. 1 in. × 24 ft. × 1 1/2 in.

LocationSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/3899

Accession number91.3871

Strike: To Roberta and Rudy

Here I

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1950

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsReinforced plaster, wood, and a wood-and-wire crate

Dimensions96 × 28 1/4 × 26 1/2 in (243.8 × 71.8 × 67.3 cm)

LocationMenil Collection, Houston

Here I

Here I (To Marcia)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1950–1962

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze with black patina

DimensionsOverall height 107 5/8 in (273.4 cm), height without base 96 3/8 in (244.8 cm); base 11 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 27 1/4 in (28.6 × 71.8 × 69.2 cm)

LocationModerna Museet, Stockholm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Accession numberMOMSK 137; LACMA: M.90.194.2

Here I (To Marcia)

Here I (To Marcia), Detail of Base

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1950–1962

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze with black patina

DimensionsOverall height 107 5/8 in (273.4 cm), height without base 96 3/8 in (244.8 cm); base 11 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 27 1/4 in (28.6 × 71.8 × 69.2 cm)

LocationModerna Museet, Stockholm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Accession numberMOMSK 137; LACMA: M.90.194.2

Here I (To Marcia), Detail of Base

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationInstitute of Religion and Human Development, Houston

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationUniversity of Washington, Seattle

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationUniversity of Washington, Seattle

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/81555

Accession number526.1971

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/81555

Accession number526.1971

Broken Obelisk

Here II

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1965

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions123 1/4 × 78 3/4 × 51 in (313.1 × 200 × 129.5 cm)

LocationDaros Collection, Switzerland

Here II

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1965

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions113 7/8 × 78 3/4 × 51 1/4 in (289.2 × 200 × 130.2 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/here-ii

Accession number18965

Here II

Here III

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1965–1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStainless steel and Cor-Ten steel

Dimensions125 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 18 1/2 in (319.4 × 59.7 × 47 cm)

LocationÖffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, Kunstmuseum

Here III

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1965–1966

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStainless steel and Cor-Ten steel

Dimensions125 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 18 1/2 in (319.4 × 59.7 × 47 cm)

LocationRaymond and Patsy Nasher Collection

Here III

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley, Detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1968

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel, galvanized barbed wire, and enamel paint

Dimensions70 × 48 × 10 in (177.8 × 121.9 × 25.4 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90579/lace-curtain-for-mayor-daley

Accession number1989.433

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley, Detail

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1968

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel, galvanized barbed wire, and enamel paint

Dimensions70 × 48 × 10 in (177.8 × 121.9 × 25.4 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90579/lace-curtain-for-mayor-daley

Accession number1989.433

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley, Alternate View

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1968

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel, galvanized barbed wire, and enamel paint

Dimensions70 × 48 × 10 in (177.8 × 121.9 × 25.4 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90579/lace-curtain-for-mayor-daley

Accession number1989.433

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley, Alternate...

Lace Curtain for Mayor Daley, Alternate View

Zim Zum I

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions8 ft × 15 ft × 6 ft 6 in (243.8 × 457.2 × 198.1 cm)

LocationSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/98.295.A-B/

Zim Zum I

Zim Zum I, Alternate View

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions8 ft × 15 ft × 6 ft 6 in (243.8 × 457.2 × 198.1 cm)

LocationSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art

https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/98.295.A-B/

Zim Zum I, Alternate View

Zim Zum II

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969–1985

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions11 ft 10 in × 19 ft 11 in × 8 ft 6 in (360.7 × 607.1 × 259.1 cm)

LocationKunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf

Zim Zum II

Zim Zum II, Alternate View

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 20

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1969–1985

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensions11 ft 10 in × 19 ft 11 in × 8 ft 6 in (360.7 × 607.1 × 259.1 cm)

LocationKunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf

Zim Zum II, Alternate View

Description: Richard Serra installing "Measurements of Time/Seeing is...

Richard Serra installing "Measurements of Time/Seeing is Believing"

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1966

Object typePhotograph

Richard Serra installing "Measurements...

Richard Serra installing "Measurements of Time/Seeing is Believing"

Installing "Through" at the Gagosian Gallery, New York

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date2016

Object typePhotograph

Installing "Through" at the Gagosian...

Installing "Through" at the Gagosian Gallery, New York

Dismantling of Tilted Arc, Federal Plaza, New York

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1989

Object typePhotograph

Dismantling of Tilted Arc, Federal...

Dismantling of Tilted Arc, Federal Plaza, New York

Forging of Berlin Block (For Charlie Chaplin)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

Forging of Berlin Block (For Charlie...

Forging of Berlin Block (For Charlie Chaplin)

T.W.U.

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1980

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, 3 plates

LocationCity of Hamburg

T.W.U.

Fulcrum

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1986–1987

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, 5 trapezoidal plates

LocationBroadgate, London

Fulcrum

Intersection

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1992

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel, four near-identical conical sections inverted relative to each other

LocationOffentliche Kunstsammlungen Basel

Intersection

Joe

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1999

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWeatherproof steel

Dimensions13 ft. 6 in. x 44 ft. 10 in. x 37 ft. 6 in. (4.1 x 13.7 x 11.4 m)

LocationPulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Saint Louis

Joe

Installing "Promenade" at the Grand Palais, Paris

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date2008

Object typePhotograph

Installing "Promenade" at the Grand...

Installing "Promenade" at the Grand Palais, Paris

Splashing

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Dimensionsc. 18 in. x 26 ft. (45.7 x 7.9 cm)

Splashing

Casting

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Dimensionsc. 4 in. x 25 ft. x 15 ft. (10.2 x 7.6 m x 4.6 m)

Casting

Belts

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 04

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator name (description)Photo: Peter Moore

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1966–1967

Object typeOther

MaterialsVulcanized rubber and blue neon tubing, nine belts

Dimensionsc. 6 ft. x 25 ft. x 20 in. (1.8 m x 7.6 m x 50.8 cm)

LocationSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/3891

Accession number91.3863

Belts

Installation of stone monoliths

Posted by:Administrator

Nov 20

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationCelle, Pistoia, Italy

Installation of stone monoliths

Installation of stone monoliths in the park at Celle, Pistoia, Tuscany

One Ton Prop (House of Cards)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 07

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1969

Object typeOther

MaterialsLead antimony, four plates

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/81294?

Accession number286.1986.a-d

One Ton Prop (House of Cards)

Circuit, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1972

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsHot-rolled steel, four plates

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/181114

Accession number254.2014.a-d

Circuit, detail

Weight and Measure

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1992

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

Dimensions68 1/8 x 108 1/4 x 41 in. (173 x 275 x 104 cm)

Weight and Measure

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nameSerra, Richard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1992

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsForged steel

Dimensions59 7/8 x 108 1/4 x 41 in. (152 x 275 x 104 cm)

Weight and Measure

Broken Obelisk

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nameNewman, Barnett

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1963–1967

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCor-Ten steel

Dimensionsheight 25 ft 5 in, width 10 ft 6 in, depth 10 ft 6 in (774.7 × 320 × 320 cm)

LocationInstitute of Religion and Human Development, Houston

Broken Obelisk

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