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Fred Sandback — dimensions vary with each installation
Fred Sandback

dimensions vary with each installation

Fred Sandback's minimalist sculptural installation uses strands of turquoise and pink acrylic yarn to define and divide space, creating the illusion of solid geometric planes from a simple, nearly weightless material. The precise arrangement of colored threads transforms the surrounding architecture into an active component of the work, as negative space becomes as tangible and present as the yarn itself. True to Sandback's practice, the piece shifts in appearance depending on the viewer's position, making perception and physical experience central to the work.

Medium
turquoise and pink acrylic yarn

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 8, 2015

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Fred Sandback, dimensions vary with each installation

Fred Sandback's minimalist sculptural installation uses strands of turquoise and pink acrylic yarn to define and divide space, creating the illusion of solid geometric planes from a simple, nearly weightless material. The precise arrangement of colored threads transforms the surrounding architecture into an active component of the work, as negative space becomes as tangible and present as the yarn itself. True to Sandback's practice, the piece shifts in appearance depending on the viewer's position, making perception and physical experience central to the work.

Medium
turquoise and pink acrylic yarn
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Yarn Medium, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Site-Specific Art, Male Artist, Spatial Art, Minimalist Artist, American Artist, Yarn And Thread, Installation Art, Geometric Abstraction, Yarn Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Contemporary Art, Spatial Illusion, Minimalism, Turquoise And Pink

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