Carl Andre

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Carl Andre is an American minimalist sculptor known for his floor-based works using simple, repeated industrial materials arranged in geometric patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
human
minimalist artist
sculpture
artisticApproach arranging simple, repeated units directly on the floor
emphasis on modularity and seriality
reduction of sculpture to basic forms and materials
artisticStyle minimalist sculpture
associatedWith New York art scene NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creator Carl Andre NERFINISHED
familyName Andre NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork sculpture
genre abstract art
givenName Carl NERFINISHED
hasWorkInCollection Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
influenced contemporary sculpture
installation art
influencedBy Minimalist aesthetics
languageOfWorkOrName English
materialUsed firebricks
lead plates
movement Minimalism NERFINISHED
name Carl Andre NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor floor-based sculptures
geometric arrangements of repeated units
use of industrial materials
notableWork 144 Lead Square
Equivalent VIII NERFINISHED
Lever NERFINISHED
usesMaterial bricks
copper
metal plates
steel
wood
workCharacteristic focus on spatial relationships between units and viewer
horizontal orientation
industrial, unaltered materials
viewer walks on or around the work

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Minimalism associatedWith Carl Andre
Donald Judd influenced Carl Andre