Richard Artschwager

Six in Four-E1

2012–2015

An elevator's interior with geometric wall designs resembling the underside of a table, wood-like columns in the corners for table legs and a white diamond predominating the ceiling for the table cloth
An elevator's interior with geometric wall designs resembling the underside of a table, wood-like columns in the corners for table legs and a white diamond predominating the ceiling for the table cloth

On view
Passenger Elevator 1

Date
2012–2015

Classification
Installations

Medium
Melamine laminate, powder-coated metal, and rubber flooring

Dimensions
Dimensions variable

Accession number
2015.159.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Richard Artschwager/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/43233

Part of a series:
Six in Four
4 works

An elevator's interior with geometric wall designs resembling the underside of a table, wood-like columns in the corners for table legs and a white diamond predominating the ceiling for the table cloth
View from inside an elevator looking out into a modern building lobby with reflective floors and a geometric pattern on the threshold. The elevator has a lit ceiling panel and metallic interior with buttons and floor indicators visible on the side.
An elevator's gray interior with wall designs resembling wooden double doors and a wood-frame window
A 3D-rendered image of a room with stylized, uneven stone walls and a patterned floor that converges towards the center. The room has a skylight providing natural light, and there are lockers on one wall with a control panel beside them. The ceiling features a decorative, wave-like border.

Richard Artschwager
46 works in the collection, 16 exhibitions

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