Wednesday 20 April 2011

John McCracken, 1934 - 2011

John McCracken died on 8th April, 2011.
McCracken brought a West Coast sensibility to Minimalism with his gorgeously coloured, mirror-glossy planks and slabs. 
Read the obituary by Michael McNay. The images, below, are from David Zwirner gallery website.
Red Plank, 1967
Swift (left) and Vision (right), 2007
Interval, 2004
From left to right: Plain (1993), Diamond (1993), Fulcrum (1990), and Center (1989). Installation view of John McCracken at Hochscule für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 1995
Guardian, 1995

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