Carl AndreDiagram of 'Reef' 1967

T02135 Diagram of 'Reef' 1967

Inscribed 'PARK PLACE BACK ROOM PIECE FOR DAVID NOVROS 4.2.67 | ca [monogram]' at top, 'EAST WALL TO WALL WEST' across centre and '[plus sign over minus sign] 41 STYROFOAM PLANKS 7" x 20" x 108" | [square] = 7" x 7" ' at bottom
Black felt tip pen on graph paper, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 (21.3 x 27.7)
Presented by David Novros through the American Federation of Arts 1977
Prov: David Novros, New York (from the artist by exchange)

This is a diagram of the installation in the back room of the Park Place Gallery, New York, in February 1966 done to coincide with David Novros' exhibition of paintings in the main room. Novros invited Carl Andre to make an installation because he wanted to control what works other than his own would be shown… (read more)