Header Beam Off-Center
Series TitleDictionary for Building
Artist
Siah Armajani
(American, born Iran, 1939 - 2020)
Date1974-1975
MediumCardboard, wood, and adhesive
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 5 x 5 inches (13.97 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of Martin and Mildred Friedman
Object numberF98-25/5
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DescriptionThree corrugated cardboard planes meeting to form the corner of a box/room. One square vertical wood post with two Y-angle square beams supporting a wood header beam which crosses in front of the room corner to create a right triangle with it. Header beam rests in two notches cut into the cardboard walls. Wood elements are natural and painted black.Copyright© Estate of Siah Armajani / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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