2:18
Artist
David Novros
(American, born 1941)
Date1965
MediumBlack vinyl lacquer on shaped canvas
DimensionsOverall: 126 × 63 inches (320.04 × 160.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carl Andre
Object numberF68-4.A,B
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L4
Collections
DescriptionThe painting is divided into 2 identical panels placed back to back. Consists of an isoscelese triangle with two tangential squares added along the hypotenuse of each triangle. Squares are placed so that there is an open area between them along the middle of the hypotenuse. The two equal panels face each other along one of the equal sides.Gallery LabelMinimalist. Modular. Monochromatic. These three words describe 2:18, an example of the large, geometric, shaped canvases for which David Novros is best known. He called works like these "paintings in place" to underscore their interaction with the surrounding architecture. Notice how he incorporated the negative space provided by the wall into the composition.
Novros emerged as an artist in the mid-1960s when the definition of art was in frequent debate. He used his practice to push painting in unexpected ways beyond illusionistic pictorial space. In 2:18 there is neither a picture nor a frame.
Copyright© Carl Andre / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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