Smoke

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Smoke is a large-scale modern sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, renowned for its monumental geometric form and prominent installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf large-scale sculpture
modern sculpture
sculpture
artist Tony Smith
artisticConcept architectural scale sculpture
exploration of space and structure
category 20th-century sculpture
public art in Los Angeles
city Los Angeles
collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art
color black
commissionedBy Los Angeles County Museum of Art
surface form: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (for permanent version)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Tony Smith
dateCompleted 1967 (original version)
dateDesigned 1960s
dateInstalledAtLACMA 2008
depth approximately 33 feet
displayType indoor installation
fabricator Welded and fabricated by industrial fabricators under Tony Smith’s direction (original concept)
genre abstract art
hasGeometricForm modular geometric structure
hasShapeCharacteristics interlocking geometric units
octahedral forms
tetrahedral forms
hasVersion original temporary plywood version (1967)
permanent metal version at LACMA
height approximately 24 feet
influencedBy architecture
mathematics and geometry
installationSite Ahmanson Building
surface form: Ahmanson Building atrium, LACMA
location Los Angeles County Museum of Art
material painted aluminum
steel (original version)
movement Abstract sculpture
Minimalism
museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art
notableFor immersive spatial experience
monumental geometric form
prominent installation at LACMA
owner Los Angeles County Museum of Art
publicAccess publicly accessible
scale monumental
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectMatter non-representational
width approximately 48 feet

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