Robert Smithson

Alogon
1966

A three-dimensional wall art installation featuring a series of black cubes arranged in a staggered pattern to create an abstract geometric shape that gives an illusion of depth. The artwork is mounted on a white wall, and the play of light and shadow adds to the three-dimensional effect.

A three-dimensional wall art installation featuring a series of black cubes arranged in a staggered pattern to create an abstract geometric shape that gives an illusion of depth. The artwork is mounted on a white wall, and the play of light and shadow adds to the three-dimensional effect.

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Date
1966

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted stainless steel

Dimensions
Overall: 35 1/2 × 73 1/2 × 35 1/2in. (90.2 × 186.7 × 90.2 cm)

Accession number
67.8a-g

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Robert Smithson
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