Fred Sandback: Light, Space, Facts

September 2015—December 2016

American artist Fred Sandback (b. 1943, d. 2003) is best known for immersive installations made from simple, store-bought yarn. By using this material to outline geometric volumes within otherwise empty rooms, Sandback created dynamic perceptual situations and complicated ordinary ways of seeing. Fred Sandback: Light, Space, Facts featured drawings, wooden reliefs, and wire and yarn sculptures from every decade of the artist’s career.

Exhibition Preview

    • “Black Piet” after P.M.: “Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue” 1930
      Fred Sandback
      “Black Piet” after P.M.: “Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue” 1930, 2003
      Sandback 2003
      “Black Piet” after P.M.: “Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue” 1930, 2003
      paint on plywood
      20 x 20 x 1 ⅛ inches (51 x 51 x 3 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_BlackPiet-762x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 2000
      Sandback 2000
      Untitled, 2000
      medium-density fiberboard
      left panel, 6 ¾ x 4 ¾ x 11/16 inches (17 x 12 x 2 cm)
      right panel, 4 ¾ x 4 5/16 x 11/16 inches (12 x 11 x 2 cm)
      6 ¾ x 9 3/16 x 11/16 inches (17 x 23 x 2 cm) overall
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled2000-1145x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1996
      Sandback 1996
      Untitled, 1996
      house paint on wood
      12 x 11 ⅛ x ¾ inches (31 x 28 x 2 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled1996-800x800.jpg
    • Broadway Boogie Woogie (Sculptural Study, Twenty-Eight-Part Vertical Construction)
      Fred Sandback
      Broadway Boogie Woogie (Sculptural Study, Twenty-Eight-Part Vertical Construction), 1991/2006
      Sandback 1991
      Broadway Boogie Woogie (Sculptural Study, Twenty-Eight-Part Vertical Construction), 1991/2006
      red, yellow, and blue acrylic yarn
      dimensions situational: spatial relationships established by the artist and vary with each installation
      222 x 193 ¾ x 164 ⅛ inches (564 x 492 x 417 cm) as installed at Glenstone
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_BroadwayBoogie-595x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1989
      Sandback 1989
      Untitled, 1989
      pastel on paper
      30 x 22 ⅜ inches (76 x 57 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled1989-609x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1988
      Sandback 1988
      Untitled, 1988
      pastel over pencil on etching paper
      22 ¼ x 30 ⅛ inches (57 x 77 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled1988-1066x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Sculptural Study, Isometric Wall Construction)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Isometric Wall Construction), 1986
      Sandback 1986
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Isometric Wall Construction), 1986
      black, yellow, and gray acrylic yarn
      dimensions situational: spatial relationships established by the artist and vary with each installation
      133 x 127 inches (338 x 323 cm) as installed at Glenstone
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_IsometricWall-1143x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1985
      Sandback 1985
      Untitled, 1985
      pastel on etching paper
      47 x 38 inches (119 x 97 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled1985-647x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Sculptural Study, Seventeen-part Right-angled Construction)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Seventeen-part Right-angled Construction), 1985/2006
      Sandback 1985
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Seventeen-part Right-angled Construction), 1985/2006
      red acrylic yarn
      dimensions situational: spatial relationships established by the artist and vary with each installation
      386 ¼ x 161 ⅛ x 214 inches (982 x 409 x 544 cm) as installed at Glenstone
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_SeventeenPart-677x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Sculptural Study, Corner Construction)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Corner Construction), 1981/2009
      Sandback 1981
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Corner Construction), 1981/2009
      black acrylic yarn
      105 ⅞ x 70 x 70 inches (269 x 178 x 178 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_CornerConstruction-659x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Sculptural Study, Six-part Construction)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Six-part Construction), c. 1977/2008
      Sandback 1977
      Untitled (Sculptural Study, Six-part Construction), c. 1977/2008
      black acrylic yarn
      dimensions situational: spatial relationships established by the artist and vary with each installation
      384 x 48 x 216 inches (975 x 122 x 549 cm) as installed at Glenstone
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_SixPart-1168x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1968/1983
      Sandback 1968
      Untitled, 1968/1983
      acrylic primer on mild-steel rod
      each 35 ⅞ x 35 ⅞ x 35 ⅞ inches (91 x 91 x 91 cm)
      35 ⅞ x 158 ⅝ x 35 ⅞ inches (91 x 403 x 91 cm) overall
      © Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled.jpg
    • Untitled
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled, 1968
      Sandback 1968
      Untitled, 1968
      1/32-inch diameter fluorescent blue elastic cord
      90 x 30 x 6 inches (229 x 76 x 15 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Untitled1968-534x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Trapezoid)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Trapezoid), 1968/1989
      Sandback 1968
      Untitled (Trapezoid), 1968/1989
      bulky beige acrylic yarn
      128 x 229 ½ x 53 inches (325 x 583 x 135 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_Trapezoid-1207x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Red Floor Piece)
      Fred Sandback
      Untitled (Red Floor Piece), 1967
      Sandback 1967
      Untitled (Red Floor Piece), 1967
      1/16-inch diameter red elastic cord and red acrylic on steel
      1 ⅝ x 4 ½ x 264 inches (4 x 11 x 671 cm)
      © 2018 Fred Sandback Archive
      Photo: Cathy Carver
       Cathy Carver
      Fred Sandback https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SANDf_GF_RedFloor-1276x712.jpg

    Publications

    Fred Sandback: Light, Space, Facts (2016)

    Foreword and Introduction by Emily Wei Rales. Essay by Harry Cooper, Briony Fer.

    This catalogue explores major works by the ground-breaking Minimalist artist Fred Sandback (1943–2003), whose yarn installations are inseparable from their environments: the light and space that surround and complete them. Fred Sandback: Light, Space, Facts features extensive installation photography, which includes drawings, wooden relief, and wire and yarn sculptures from each decade of the artist’s career, as well unpublished notes and drawings from the artist’s archive.

    Publisher: Glenstone Museum/DelMonico • Prestel
    ISBN: 9783791355542
    Publication date: 2016
    Page count: 108

    $50.00

    Purchase Catalog
     https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FS_BOOK-01A-810x1080.jpg