Cubes and Cylinders / Judy Chicago
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.121A-X
- Title
- Cubes and Cylinders
- Artist
- Judy Chicago
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1939
- Medium and Support
- milled steel, gold-plating
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Dimensions
- 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm (1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Physical Description
- Twelve identical cubes and twelve identical cylinders of gold-plated steel. They are rearrangeable.
- Subject Matter
- This abstract sculpture of rearrangeable cubes and cylinders is meant to be participatory--rearrangeable by the viewer to any desired configuration. The subject matter is the sculptural form but also the interaction between artist, audience, and art object.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- cubes (geometric figures)
- geometric abstraction
- play (recreation)
- sculpture
- sets (groups)
- solids (geometric)
- steelwork
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- components and systems
- concepts in the arts
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- mathematical concepts
- metalwork
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- object genres
- object genres by material
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- objects we use
- people and culture
- recreation
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1308 x 913
- File Size
- 54 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.121A-X
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.121a-x/1997_1.121.jpg
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"Cubes and Cylinders; Judy Chicago." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.121a-x/1997_1.121.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.
