Robert Smithson

June 23–Oct 23, 2005

A three-dimensional wall art installation featuring a series of black cubes arranged in a staggered pattern to create an abstract geometric shape that gives an illusion of depth. The artwork is mounted on a white wall, and the play of light and shadow adds to the three-dimensional effect.
A three-dimensional wall art installation featuring a series of black cubes arranged in a staggered pattern to create an abstract geometric shape that gives an illusion of depth. The artwork is mounted on a white wall, and the play of light and shadow adds to the three-dimensional effect.

Robert Smithson, Alogon, 1966. Painted stainless steel, overall: 35 1/2 × 73 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (90.2 × 186.7 × 90.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 67.8a-g. © Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Robert Smithson was organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The New York installation was organized by Chrissie Iles.




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