Sarah Sze

Far Site
1999

A long vertical piece of paper featuring a series of intricate blue line drawings that depict various floating architectural structures connected by ladders, bridges, and ropes, creating a whimsical, cascading cityscape.
A long vertical piece of paper featuring a series of intricate blue line drawings that depict various floating architectural structures connected by ladders, bridges, and ropes, creating a whimsical, cascading cityscape.

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Date
1999

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 38 15/16 × 7 1/2in. (98.9 × 19.1 cm)

Accession number
2008.280.1

Edition
PP 1/2 | Ed. 40

Publication
Printed by Derrière l'Étoile Studios; published by Marianne Boesky Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Liz Fensterstock in honor of David Kiehl

Rights and reproductions
© Sarah Sze

API
artworks/34803

Part of a series:

Far Site and Near Site

3 works

A vertical paper shredder mounted on a wall with shredded paper on the floor.
A long vertical piece of paper featuring a series of intricate blue line drawings that depict various floating architectural structures connected by ladders, bridges, and ropes, creating a whimsical, cascading cityscape.
A long, vertical piece of artwork featuring a series of intricate, blue line drawings on a white background. The drawings depict various fragmented architectural forms and abstract structures that appear to float independently across the canvas. The style is reminiscent of architectural sketches or blueprints, with a dreamlike, disjointed layout.

Sarah Sze
10 works in the collection

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