Jorge Pardo

Penelope 10/12
2002

A whimsical wall-mounted shelf designed to resemble an oversized pasta box with uncooked spaghetti noodles spilling out, creating the illusion that the noodles are supporting the shelf. The shelf is illuminated from underneath, casting a warm glow on the wall. A green pasta measuring tool rests on top of the shelf.
A whimsical wall-mounted shelf designed to resemble an oversized pasta box with uncooked spaghetti noodles spilling out, creating the illusion that the noodles are supporting the shelf. The shelf is illuminated from underneath, casting a warm glow on the wall. A green pasta measuring tool rests on top of the shelf.

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Date
2002

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Acrylic sheet, wood, and light fixture

Dimensions
Overall: 3 7/8 × 14 1/8 × 3 1/4in. (9.8 × 35.9 × 8.3 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.281.10a-b

Edition
Edition of 60

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/43122

Part of a series:

Penelope 1/12

12 works

A whimsical wall-mounted shelf designed to resemble an oversized pasta box with uncooked spaghetti noodles spilling out, creating the illusion that the noodles are supporting the shelf. The shelf is illuminated from underneath, casting a warm glow on the wall. A green pasta measuring tool rests on top of the shelf.
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Jorge Pardo
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