id:			171284
accession number:	2014.11.a
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.11.a
updated:		2023-05-25 11:12:06.298000

Untitled, 1976. Robert Morris (American, 1931–2018). White felt, metal grommets; "front" piece of felt: one of two pieces of felt, one piece of string; overall: 144.8 x 289.6 cm (57 x 114 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2014.11.a ©  The Estate of Robert Morris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Untitled
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creation date:			1976
creation date earliest:		1976
creation date latest:		1976
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			©  The Estate of Robert Morris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 21st century
technique:	white felt, metal grommets; "front" piece of felt: one of two pieces of felt, one piece of string
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Mixed Media
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CREATORS

* Robert Morris (American, 1931–2018)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 144.8 x 289.6 cm (57 x 114 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021
	opening date:   2021-04-20T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Black and White Felts. Castelli Gallery, New York City, NY (October 9 – 30, 1976).

* Wall Sculptures. Castelli Gallery, New York City, NY (January 15 – February 23, 2008).

* Hanging Soft and Standing Hard. Sprüth Magers, London (May 3 – June 15, 2013).

* Contemporary Gallery 229 Rotation: October 28, 2014 -

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PROVENANCE

	The artist's collection
	date: 1976–2014
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	(Sprüth Magers, Berlin, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2014
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2014–
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fun fact:
In April 1968, Robert Morris published an article entitled "Anti-Form" in the prestigious international contemporary art magazine <em>Artforum</em>, coining the term and encouraging other artists to embrace the element of chance in their installations.

digital description:
In this sculpture Robert Morris uses a large piece of industrial felt material, curling and affixing two corners to create a neat geometric form from the soft, heavy material. <em>Untitled </em>is part of a larger series of sculptures the artist created in the spirit of the “anti-form”—works that depart from the rigid, hard edges of Minimalist sculpture. Morris noted that “Felt has anatomical associations, it relates to the body—it’s skinlike.”

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