Eating Structure

1968

Giovanni Anselmo

Associated Names
Giovanni Anselmo

Artist, Italian, born 1934

The sculpture depicts a large, rectangular block with a textured surface resembling rough, speckled stone or concrete material. A bunch of large leafy greens emerges from the top and side of the block. The sculpture is rendered in shades of gray, suggesting the block might be gray stone or concrete, and the leaves display varying gray tones to illustrate their shape and texture. It stands upright on a flat surface, with one side facing the viewer directly. A thin horizontal line across the block and a vertical line down the center divide the image into two halves, emphasizing the contrast between the block and the leaves.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with red ink and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Glenstone in honor of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 86.6 x 49.7 cm (34 1/8 x 19 9/16 in.)
    mount: 87.3 x 50.5 x 2.9 cm (34 3/8 x 19 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across lower left in graphite: STRUTTURA CHE MANGIE 1968 UNA DIMENSIONE AL NATURALE Giovanni Anselmo 19/20

Wikidata ID

Q64154302

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