Gordon Newton

Structo-vision Assemblage: The Sound
1984–1985

A complex assemblage sculpture made from various electronic components, circuit boards, and mechanical parts, mounted on a wall above a draped fabric with abstract red and black patterns. The sculpture has a dense, layered appearance with protruding elements and wires, and a few small green plants interspersed throughout.

Not on view

Date
1984–1985

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood, canvas, styrofoam, paint, polyurethane, toothpicks, cables, coated wire, vinyl or rubber tubing, metal platter, catcher mask, insulation foam, 19th hole-Martini golf flag, fake produce spatula, copper bowl, plastic bottle, ceramic vase, artificial ivy, toy cars, Snoopy doll, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck dolls, toy globe, bench and camera, photograph, teddy bear figures, holiday decoration and packaging, dried botanicals

Dimensions
Overall: 111 × 74 × 31in. (281.9 × 188 × 78.7 cm)

Accession number
2022.8a-k

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of Gordon Newton in memory of Sherry Hendrick and Mick Vranich

API
artworks/64834

Gordon Newton
2 works in the collection

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Gordon Newton

Structo-vision Assemblage: The Sound 1984–1985

Gordon Newton 2 works in the collection

Structo-vision Assemblage: The Sound
1984–1985

Gordon Newton
2 works in the collection