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Carl Andre

The series 'one hundred sonnets' by Carl Andre consists of the repetition of a single, resonant word over fourteen lines on each sheet. In the same way as Andre's sculptures are made of bricks or blocks, or sheets of metal, Andre's concrete poems deconstruct to the word itself, placed (as in all of Andre's poetry) according to arbitrary rules, in this case by the definition of a sonnet having fourteen lines.

Artist
Carl Andre (b. 1935)
Title
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Title Notes
from the series: one hundred sonnets
Medium
Xerox on paper
Date
1963
Size
11 x 8 1/4 in : 27.7 x 20.7 cm
Edition
This work is unique
Signature
Signed and dated on the reverse
Inscriptions
Signed and dated carl andre 1963, annotated x, HSON C 274 and numbered 45 on the reverse
Further Information
The x notation designates the work as a xerox; HSON C 274 is the poetry index number; the number 45 references the work as the 45th sonnet of the 100
Registration
This work is recorded in the Carl Andre archives at Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Reference
A17-16
Status
No Longer Available

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