Untitled by Robert Morris
By Robert Morris
Category: Sculpture
About
Robert Morris’ minimalist sculptures are often arrangements of geometric shapes placed on the floor, up against a wall or suspended from the ceiling. There are no expressive or symbolic associations with this work; it is a study in pure form.
Dimensions: 2′ x 12′ x 12′
Year Completed: 1968-69
Material: Aluminum I-beams
Donor: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Greenberg
About the artist:
Robert Morris
b. 1931
Initially a painter, Morris’ work of the 1950s was influenced by Abstract Expressionism and particularly Jackson Pollock. Morris moved to New York in 1960 where he staged a performance based on the exploration of bodies in space in which an upright square column after a few minutes on stage falls over. Morris developed the same idea into his first minimalist sculptures, Two Columns and L Beams.
