Richard Artschwager

See by Looking/Hear by Listening
1992

A wooden box with hinged lids open to reveal compartments lined with blue velvet. The top left compartment is empty, while the top right contains a crumpled piece of the same blue velvet. The bottom left compartment holds a translucent disc with a blue rim and a green center, resembling an eye. The bottom right compartment contains a metallic object with a reflective surface, shaped somewhat like a pair of scissors or a tool with handles. The box is displayed on a white surface against a neutral background.
A wooden box with hinged lids open to reveal compartments lined with blue velvet. The top left compartment is empty, while the top right contains a crumpled piece of the same blue velvet. The bottom left compartment holds a translucent disc with a blue rim and a green center, resembling an eye. The bottom right compartment contains a metallic object with a reflective surface, shaped somewhat like a pair of scissors or a tool with handles. The box is displayed on a white surface against a neutral background.

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Date
1992

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Melamine laminate, wood, velvet, chrome plated brass and etched glass

Dimensions
Overall (case open): 14 1/8 × 24 1/16 × 15in. (35.9 × 61.1 × 38.1 cm)

Accession number
92.132a-f

Edition
1/7

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Cartier, Inc.

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

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Richard Artschwager
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