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Cubes and Cylinders

Judy Chicago

Artwork Details

Cubes and Cylinders
1967
Judy Chicago
milled steel, gold-plating
1 x 1 x 1 ½ in. (3.81 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm);1 x 1 x 1 ½ in. (3.81 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
1997/1.121A-X

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Description

Subject Matter:

This abstract sculpture of rearrangeable cubes and cylinders is meant to be participatory--rearrangeable by the viewer to any desired configuration. The subject matter is the sculptural form but also the interaction between artist, audience, and art object.

Physical Description:

Twelve identical cubes and twelve identical cylinders of gold-plated steel. They are rearrangeable.

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