Sara VanDerBeek

Walpurgisnacht
2007

A conceptual art piece featuring a white vertical structure with a horizontal bar at the top from which various objects are suspended against a dark background. On the left, a black square object hangs above a white page with the text "ACT TWO WALPURGISNIGHT." In the center, a yellow circular ring dangles, and on the right, a metallic-looking folded fabric is suspended. The scene is set on a blue surface with a strong shadow cast by the white structure.
A conceptual art piece featuring a white vertical structure with a horizontal bar at the top from which various objects are suspended against a dark background. On the left, a black square object hangs above a white page with the text "ACT TWO WALPURGISNIGHT." In the center, a yellow circular ring dangles, and on the right, a metallic-looking folded fabric is suspended. The scene is set on a blue surface with a strong shadow cast by the white structure.

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Date
2007

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 16in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Image (Sight): 19 1/2 × 15 1/2in. (49.5 × 39.4 cm) Frame: 20 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 1 5/8in. (52.1 × 41.9 × 4.1 cm)

Accession number
2007.138

Edition
2/3 | 2 APs

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Joanne Leonhardt Casullo

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures

API
artworks/30507

Sara VanDerBeek
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