Equivalent VIII - Wikipedia
Equivalent VIII, 1966, 120 Firebricks, 5 by 27 by 90 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (130 mm × 690 mm × 2,290 mm), occasionally referred to as The Bricks, is the last of a series of minimalist sculptures by Carl Andre. The sculpture consists of 120 fire bricks, arranged in two layers, in a …
Tate Gallery Buys Pile of Bricks—Or Is It Art? (Published 1976)
1976年2月20日 · Controversy has erupted over Tate Gallery's purchase for reptd $12,000 brick construction by minimalist artist Carl Andre; London Evening Standard, Times and Daily Mirror have criticized action...
‘Equivalent VIII‘, Carl Andre, 1966 - Tate
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The Tate was ridiculed by many for, as they saw it, being conned into buying a 'pile of bricks'. Others defended the Gallery, recognising Andre as an important artist and arguing that the Tate has to be adventurous in order to remain a major player …
Art Bites: The Furor Over the Tate’s Acquisition of Carl Andre’s ‘Bricks’
2024年8月2日 · Colin Simpson of the Sunday Times criticized the Tate for spending taxpayer dollars on a work that he and many others considered to be of little to no artistic value, insinuating that curators had been misled by Andre who, in the spirit of a grifter, arranged the bricks, “put a price tag of $12,000 on them,” and waited for customers.
The changing attitudes to Carl Andre’s 'bricks' show how art …
2024年1月30日 · “The bricks” became a cause célèbre and the art establishment rolled into action. It wasn’t just a pile of bricks, it was a really clever and important piece of Modern art, actually.
Equivalent VIII - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Equivalent VIII (1966), usually referred to as "The Bricks", is the last and most famous of a series of minimalist sculpture by Carl Andre. Constructed in 1966, it was bought by The Tate Gallery in 1972. The exhibit comprises one-hundred-and-twenty fire bricks, arranged in two layers, in a six-by-ten rectangle. All eight structures in the ...
Revealed: secrets of the Tate bricks - The Art Newspaper
2011年4月30日 · The Tate “bricks” affair of 1976 was the major post-war row over contemporary art in Britain, but what was not realised at the time was the scale of the dispute it led to behind-the-scenes,...
Now the Tate Gallery unveils an even bigger pile of bricks
1998年2月3日 · The Tate Gallery in London yesterday revived memories of a quarter of a century ago by unveiling its latest work - a four-metre high brick wall. The 30-metre long structure, made up of four...
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Constructed of 120 firebricks arranged in a simple rectangular formation, its display at the Tate in 1976 caused a huge public debate about modern art. Articles and cartoons appeared in the press lampooning the Tate and modern art, and letters poured in to …