House for the Troughs
1999 · Ink on paper
11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Walter Pichler
Artist
Deutschnofen, Italy
SculptureConceptual ArtContemporary
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
17
Works in Collection
37
Assets Indexed
1
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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- • Conceptual Art
- • Contemporary
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Projects: Walter Pichler
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975
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Works on Paper
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
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Architectural Fantasies: Drawings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967–1968
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Why this artist matters now
Walter Pichler was an Austrian sculptor and conceptual artist working primarily in steel, concrete, and mixed media from the 1960s onward. His practice emerged within postwar European abstraction, characterized by geometric forms and investigations into spatial relationships between object and viewer. Pichler's work often engaged with architectural principles and the materiality of industrial materials, establishing him as a significant figure in Central European contemporary sculpture.
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Conceptual Art
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Sculpture
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