The X-Ray Plex

1986

Arthur Tress

Associated Names
Arthur Tress

Artist, American, born 1940

The image displays a variety of lines, circles, and rectangles forming a complex geometric composition. The shapes suggest mechanical elements like machinery and playground equipment. There is a grid structure with squares and a triangular handle, as well as a round wheel and cylinders resembling a vintage washing machine or industrial cart. The background shows a colorful brick wall and the ground has scattered cylindrical objects, resembling oversized buttons or bottle caps.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John V. and Laura M. Knaus, Northfield, IL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Fantastic Voyage: The Photographs of Arthur Tress, United States Information Agency, Washington, DC, traveling exhibition developed and funded by the Arts America Program, 1994-1997. Venues in India, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

2001

  • Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage, 1956–2000, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 7 – September 23, 2001

Bibliography

1994

  • Fantastic Voyage: The Photographs of Arthur Tress. Exh. cat. United States Information Agency, Washington, DC, 1994: 58, 76, pl. 41, no. 69.

2001

  • Lorenz, Richard. Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage: Photographs 1956–2000. Boston, 2001: 148, no. 88.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center right in graphite: Arthur Tress; center left: " The X-Ray Plex "; center: N.Y. 1986

Wikidata ID

Q64145018

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