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Richard Artschwager — Apartment House
Richard Artschwager

Apartment House

1967

A stark, monochromatic depiction of a nondescript residential building rendered in Artschwager's characteristically cool, detached style. The use of acrylic on Celotex — a fibrous building material — reinforces the work's architectural subject matter, blurring the boundary between painting and the constructed environment. The artist's frame further asserts the object's physical presence, challenging conventional distinctions between image and thing.

Medium
acrylic on Celotex, in artist’s frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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Richard Artschwager, Apartment House, 1967

A stark, monochromatic depiction of a nondescript residential building rendered in Artschwager's characteristically cool, detached style. The use of acrylic on Celotex — a fibrous building material — reinforces the work's architectural subject matter, blurring the boundary between painting and the constructed environment. The artist's frame further asserts the object's physical presence, challenging conventional distinctions between image and thing.

Medium
acrylic on Celotex, in artist’s frame
Year
1967
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Architectural Subject, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Muted Earth Tones, Neo-Dada, Architecture Subject, Geometric Composition, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Deadpan Mood, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, American Artist, Postwar Contemporary, Pop Art, Acrylic Painting, Monochromatic, Unconventional Materials, Textured Surface, Urban Imagery

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Hamilton Selway Gallery