Carl andre

Carl Andre, a pioneering Minimalist sculptor who was followed by dark allegations about the death of Ana Mendieta, has died at 88.

Carl Andre, Quincy Slot Work, 1959. Wood, overall: 3 5/8 × 3/4 × 15/16 in. (9.2 × 1.9 × 2.4 cm) Overall (with base): 4 5/8 × 3 × 3 in. (11.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Michael Straus 2008.261. © Carl Andre / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Carl Andre, Sculpture as Place, 1958–2010 // October 18, 2016–February 12, 2017

Carl Andre, an American minimalist artist, is famed for his sculptures and Land Art that redefine spatial perception. Employing industrial materials such as bricks and metals, his work spotlights raw textures and geometric simplicity. Andre's pieces, often arranged without pedestals, directly engage with their environment, revealing a profound Bauhaus and Constructivist inspiration. His friendship with Donald Judd further shaped his focus on the inherent dialogue between sculpture, viewer…

Carl Andre. Untitled. 1963. Typewriting on paper. 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection). 1146.2005. © 2025 Carl Andre / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Drawings & Prints

Untitled

81 units of aluminum each 1 x 40 x 40 cm

Curated by Flip Bool, Enno Develing, Piet de Jonge and Rudi Fuchs The Minimalist artist Carl Andre (Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, 1935) liberates art from the idea of representation and the need to express spiritual or intellectual values to concentrate on pure form and geometry, articulated through the serial repetition of modular elements. Instead of […]

Carl Andre. Hour Rose. 1959. Painted wood. 10 7/8 x 9 x 2" (27.6 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm). Gift of Irving Stenn Jr. and purchase. 638.2005. Painting & Sculpture