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Exhibitions: 4 x 4

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Artist(s): Alan Saret (New York, NY, Dec 25, 1944 - )
Title: Gemna
Date: 1986-1987
Dimensions: 44 in. x 33 in. (111.76 cm x 83.82 cm)
Medium: vinyl coated copperwire, brass, lacquer coated copperwire, inconel, copper
Credit Line: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, gift of the Estate of Edna Sloan Beron, 2001.22

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Exhibitions: 4 x 4

Object Information

Gemna, an energetic wire sculpture, exemplifies the anti-form and systems works for which post-minimalist sculptor Alan Saret is best known. It reflects his belief that form should derive from the qualities of the material from which it was created. Here, the artist works copper wire, inconel, and brass into tangled mats. Scrambled strands of bright blue wire and knotted copper result in a work that resembles both disheveled hair and the inner workings of a complex technological device.

Exhibition History

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Taking Shape: Sculpture at the Addison, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/17/2016 - 3/19/2017
4 x 4, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/1/2018 - 7/31/2019

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