21 Queens Tube Run

Artist Carl Andre (American, 1935-2024)

Date1971

Mediumrusted structural-steel round tubing

Dimensions73 1/2 × 1/2 in. (186.7 × 1.3 cm)
Each: 3 1/2 × 3/16 in. (8.9 × 0.5 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Lucy R. Lippard, 1999

Object number1999.15.7a-v

Description22 pieces of rusted steel hollow tubes, 21 for the artwork and 1 extra
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Installation Notes

Artwork is installed as a 21-unit line (1 x 21), end to end.

Object Notes

Stated in an email from the Car Andre Foundation in regards to the number of pieces "As for there being 22 pieces, Carl does not recall, but I suspect that he gave her [Lucy Lippard] an additional piece in case one was lost. The work measures 73-1/2 inches long."

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