Block & Stone #35, Portland, Oregon
Carl Andre's 1973 exhibition at the Portland Center for the Visual Arts '144 Blocks & Stones, Portland Oregon' was a masterful installation of minimalist grandeur. The artist selected stones from a local river and placed them on a uniform 12 x 12 grid of concrete blocks that took up much of the main floor area in the museum.
Although tempting to read this work in a geographical context, the installation evoking the local landscape, the artist's intentions remained typically mysterious. In an interview at the time, the artist was asked "How do you think that the blocks and stones work together to create a sense of place?" His answer was "They work together because I put them together."
The exhibition was subsequently dedicated to the land artist Robert Smithson, who died shortly after the exhibition took place, at the age of only 35.
Block & Stone #35, Portland, Oregon
- Artist
- Carl Andre (1935-2024)
- Title
- Block & Stone #35, Portland, Oregon
- Medium
- River rock on concrete block
- Date
- 1973
- Notes
- Unique. No. 35 of 144 unique works, from the series '144 Blocks & Stones, Portland, Oregon', 1973
- Size
- Base: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in : 30 x 30 cm (irregular); Overall height 7 1/2 in : 19.0 cm
- Provenance
- Purchased directly from Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon by the previous owner; Collection of Carolyn Doughton, Portland, Oregon; thence by descent
- Exhibited
- '144 Blocks & Stones, Portland, Oregon, Carl Andre, 1973', Portland Center for the Visual Arts, February 11 - March 11, 1973, Portland, Oregon
- Literature
- '144 Blocks & Stones, Portland, Oregon, Carl Andre, 1973', Portland Center for the Visual Arts, February 11 - March 11, 1973, Portland, Oregon (exh. cat) (illus.)
- Certification
- A signed photo-certificate from the artist accompanies this work
- Further Notes
- The original 1973 Portland Center for the Visual Arts purchase invoice accompanies this work, as does a copy of the 1973 Portland Center for the Visual Arts exhibition catalogue
- Reference
- C15-61 / A21-44
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- Status
- Available
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