The Success Of Abstract Sculpture

Question 1

Primary Structures

Answer 1

Jewish museum NY, 1966
The minimalists (Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Donald Judd, dan flavin, etc)
‘10’ exhibition

Question 2

Robert Morris

Answer 2

‘The better new work takes the relationships out of the work and makes them a function of space, light and the viewers field of vision’

Question 3

David smith, cubi XIX

Answer 3

1964

Lauded by Greenberg

Question 4

Caro, Month of May

Answer 4

1963
Things hover, gravity defying
Organic
Michael freid- unified by painted quality

Question 5

The new generation

Answer 5

1965

Caro, St martins

Question 6

William Turnbull, 3/4/5

Answer 6

1966
Inspired by pop art
Title v important

Question 7

William Tucker, Meru II

Answer 7

1964

Mountain the Himalayas, v distinctive summit

Question 8

Claes Oldenberg, Soft Switches

Answer 8

1963-9

Changed size and texture, insinuate the human

Question 9

Donald Judd, Untitled

Answer 9

1963
Metal pipe in the centre
All 1 thing, homogenous
Didn’t want to identify too closely with sculpture

Question 10

Morris, mirrored Cubes

Answer 10

1965

Question 11

Eccentric abstraction

Answer 11

Lucy Lippard

More biomorphic, curves, waves, suggest the human

Question 12

Bruce Nauman, A Cast of the Space Under My Chair

Answer 12

1965-8
Don’t normally think about it
Psychological resonances

Question 13

Eva Hesse, Hang Up

Answer 13

1966

References the picture frame, protuberance, coated in tube, v excessive, designed to trip you up

Question 14

Abstract sculpture

Answer 14

Eclectic movement, encompassed Caro, David Smith, the new generation, minimalism and eccentric abstraction

Question 15

Morris, grey plywood structures installed at the green gallery

Answer 15

1964

V simple, geometric composition, hovers