About the artist
b. in 1935 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
d. in 2024 in Manhattan, New York, USA
Lived and worked in New York, NY, USA
Carl Andre was one of the key figures of minimalism. He was widely recognized for his grid-based floor sculptures, outdoor public works and concrete poetry. Throughout his work, he seeked to eliminate anything decorative or extraneous. As a sculptor, he neither carved nor modelled but simply focused on sorting and placing. His work came to redefine the very nature of sculpture for many younger artists.
Exhibitions
Selected works
3Cu24Pb Trinone, Glarus, Switzerland
1995
copper and lead, 27 unit cube (3 x 3 x 3) on floor, two tiers of 9 lead cubes (3 x 3) supporting one tier of two rows of 3 lead cubes spaced by one row of 3 copper cubes (3 x 3)
10 x 10 x 10 cm (each)
30 x 30 x 30 cm (overall)
Courtesy Galerie Greta Meert
