Accession Number
1997/1.121A-X

Title
Cubes and Cylinders

Artist(s)
Judy Chicago

Object Creation Date
1967

Medium & Support
milled steel, gold-plating

Dimensions
1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family

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.

Physical Description
Twelve identical cubes and twelve identical cylinders of gold-plated steel. They are rearrangeable.

Primary Object Classification
Sculpture

Primary Object Type
abstract sculpture

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
abstraction
cubes (geometric figures)
geometric abstraction
modern and contemporary art
play (recreation)
sculpture (visual works)
sets (groups)
solids (geometric)
steelwork (visual works)