Untitled (Baton de Darthea)

<p>André Cadere was a nomadic presence in the European art world of the 1970s. He is best known for his <em>barres de bois rond</em> (round bars of wood) (1970–78)—long poles made of painted wooden cylindrical units, the length of each corre- sponding to its radius. The artist used eight different colors for these segments: black, white, yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, and green. Each bar contains at least three and at most seven colors; this work has four colors across 52 segments. Cadere developed his <em>barres de bois rond</em> as mobile works of art that could be carried in his hand as a staff or positioned in a carefully chosen space. Seeking to question art-world hierarchies, Cadere placed his wooden bars in both art and nonart venues, either with or without permission.</p>