Charlotte Posenenske Series B Relief (Red Prototype) 1967

  • MoMA, Floor 4, 413 The David Geffen Wing

Comprising three arched aluminum forms painted red, this work can be configured in multiple ways—hung horizontally or vertically and with its concave or convex sides facing out. Aiming to make her sculptures accessible, Posenenske allowed the owners of the work to rearrange the modular pieces however they wished, and priced her works to only reflect production costs. For Posenenske, this work’s straightforward geometry and serial repetition lend it “the objective character of industrial products.”

Gallery label from 2024
Medium
Painted aluminum
Dimensions
Each relief: 39 3/8 × 19 11/16 × 5 1/2" (100 × 50 × 14 cm), overall installation variable
Credit
Gift of Lonti Ebers and the Scott Burton Fund
Object number
258.2021.1-3
Copyright
Courtesy of the estate of Charlotte Posenenske
Department
Painting and Sculpture
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