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Minimalism. Constructing Space. MoMA Minimalism Theme. “ Even though it seemed it might collapse, it was in fact freestanding. You could see through it, look into in, walk around it, and I thought, ‘ There ’ s no getting around it. This is sculpture. ’” – Richard Serra.
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Constructing Space MoMA Minimalism Theme
“Even though it seemed it might collapse, it was in fact freestanding. You could see through it, look into in, walk around it, and I thought, ‘There’s no getting around it. This is sculpture.’” – Richard Serra Richard Serra. One Ton Prop (House of Cards). 1969 (refabricated 1986). MoMA Minimalism Theme
Richard Serra. Equal (Corner Prop Piece). 1969-70. MoMA Minimalism Theme
“Felt has anatomical associations…it relates to the body—it's skinlike.” – Robert Morris Robert Morris. Untitled. 1969. MoMA Minimalism Theme
Let’s compare Serra’s One Ton Prop (House of Cards) with Morris’s Untitled Richard Serra. One Ton Prop (House of Cards). 1969 (refabricated 1986). Richard Serra. One Ton Prop (House of Cards). 1969 (refabricated 1986). MoMA Minimalism Theme
Dan Flavin. pink out of a corner (to Jasper Johns).1963. MoMA Minimalism Theme
This work is dedicated to Jasper Johns, whose painting Flag also blurred the boundaries between real objects and their representation. Dan Flavin. pink out of a corner (to Jasper Johns).1963. Jasper Johns. Flag. 1954–55 (dated on reverse 1954). MoMA Minimalism Theme
Barnett Newman. Vir Heroicus Sublimis. 1950-51. MoMA Minimalism Theme
Dan Flavin. pink out of a corner (to Jasper Johns). 1963. Barnett Newman. Onement III. 1949. MoMA Minimalism Theme
Robert Smithson. Corner Mirror with Coral. 1969. MoMA Minimalism Theme
Robert Smithson. Spiral Jetty. Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah. 1970 MoMA Minimalism Theme