Untitled

Untitled

Robert MorrisWW-1976-101090
1976·Felt with metal grommets·261.6 × 294.6 × 58.4 cm (103 × 116 × 23 in.)

<p>In <em>Notes on Sculpture</em>, an influential series of essays from 1966, Robert Morris formulated an argument for the rigid, cubic shapes of Minimalist sculpture. Two years later, he dramatically shifted this viewpoint, proposing “anti-form”—sculpture composed of indeterminate objects with indefinite possibilities in which the “material reveals the form.” For Morris, felt could free sculpture from overdetermined structure and allow him to explore its fundamental properties. He began cutting and installing industrial felt in various configurations, ranging from rolled or tangled heaps on the floor to neatly folded geometric patterns hung on a wall. In <em>Untitled</em> the perpetual pull of gravity is an evident and integral part of the work, creating an elegant balance between the weight of the fabric and its overall structur</p>

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Year
1976
Dimensions
261.6 × 294.6 × 58.4 cm (103 × 116 × 23 in.)

Artist

Robert Morris
Robert Morris

Sculpture

Robert Morris was an American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was regarded as having been one of the most prominent theorists of Minimalism along with Donald Judd, but also made important contributions to the development of performance art, land art, the Process Art movement, and installation art. Morris lived and worked in New York. In 2013 as part of the October Files, MIT Press published a volume on Morris, examining his work and influence, edited by Julia Bryan-Wilson.

Kansas City, MO, USA

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Year
1976
Dimensions
261.6 × 294.6 × 58.4 cm (103 × 116 × 23 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1976-101090

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Source
aic
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verified

Artist

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Sculpture

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