64 Steel Square

1967

Carl Andre

Associated Names
Carl Andre

Sculptor, American, 1935 - 2024

The sculpture is an arrangement of square tiles laid out in a grid pattern on a wooden floor. The tiles are dark green with variations and a slight sheen. Each tile is evenly cut and uniformly sized, creating a precise pattern. The warm tones of the wood contrast with the cooler, darker colors of the tiles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hot rolled steel (64 units)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    each unit: 0.95 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm (3/8 x 8 x 8 in.)
    overall installed: 0.95 x 162.56 x 162.56 cm (3/8 x 64 x 64 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by Jan and Ingeborg van der Marck; (Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles); purchased July 1987 by Edward R. Broida [1933-2006], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 2005 to NGA; gift completed 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Carl Andre, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1967.

  • Carl Andre, Bykert Gallery, New York, 1967.

1968

  • Carl Andre, Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, 1968.

1970

  • Carl Andre, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York, 1970.

1973

  • American Art: Third Quarter Century, Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, 1973, no. 4, repro., as Steel Piece.

1975

  • Carl Andre. Sculpture 1958-1974, Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland, 1975, no. 1967-2, repro.

1978

  • Carl Andre Sculpture 1959-1977, organized by Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, 8 venues, 1978-1980.

1985

  • Resource Response Series, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1985.

1987

  • 1967: At The Crossroads, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, March-April 1987, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

  • Carl Andre, Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague; Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, January-March 1987.

  • Sculpture of the Sixties, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, July-August 1987.

1991

  • Abstract Sculpture in America: 1930-1970, American Federation of the Arts touring exhibition, 6 venues, 1991-1992, no. 35.

2016

  • Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959-1971, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016-2017, no. 66, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63863815

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