Len Lye

Fountain
1959

A modern art installation featuring a black circular base from which numerous translucent rods fan out in an arc, illuminated with vibrant red, blue, and purple lights against a dark background. The lighting creates a colorful reflection on the polished floor.

A modern art installation featuring a black circular base from which numerous translucent rods fan out in an arc, illuminated with vibrant red, blue, and purple lights against a dark background. The lighting creates a colorful reflection on the polished floor.

Not on view

Date
1959

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Stainless steel rods and plywood

Dimensions
Overall (approximate): 86 1/2 × 95 3/4 × 95 3/4in. (219.7 × 243.2 × 243.2 cm)

Accession number
63.10a-d

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Ford Foundation Purchase Program

Rights and reproductions
© Len Lye Foundation

API
artworks/1008

Exhibitions

Singular Visions

Dec 16, 2010–Aug 5, 2012

Len Lye
2 works in the collection

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