Untitled
Maker and role
Artist: Joel Shapiro, American, born 1941
Year
2000
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Painted aluminum
Measurements
87 x 58 1/2 x 31 1/2in (221 x 148.6 x 80cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts
Accession number
2001.9
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Joel Shapiro is known for creating abstract, geometric sculptures composed of simple rectangular shapes. In Untitled, Shapiro encourages viewers to imagine a figure walking down an exterior wall in the sculpture garden. The sculpture casts a dramatic shadow onto the building. Shapiro's artwork often challenges viewers to investigate the distinctions between physical and psychological space.
Copyright
© Joel Shapiro/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 239
Fine Art Connoisseur; Vol. 5, no. 4 (Aug 2008), p. 59, 61
Fine Art Connoisseur; Vol. 5, no. 4 (Aug 2008), p. 59, 61
Subject period
Docent information sheet
http://collection.mcnayart.org/docs/shapiro.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Sculpture\2001.9 Shapiro\Fine Art Connoisseur 2008.pdf
V:\Object Documentation\Sculpture\2001.9 Shapiro\Fine Art Connoisseur 2008.pdf
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