
Untitled
<p>In <em>Notes on Sculpture</em>, an influential series of essays from 1966, Robert Morris formulated an argument for the rigid, cubic shapes of Minimalist sculpture. Two years later, he dramatically shifted this viewpoint, proposing “anti-form”—sculpture composed of indeterminate objects with indefinite possibilities in which the “material reveals the form.” For Morris, felt could free sculpture from overdetermined structure and allow him to explore its fundamental properties. He began cutting and installing industrial felt in various configurations, ranging from rolled or tangled heaps on the floor to neatly folded geometric patterns hung on a wall. In <em>Untitled</em> the perpetual pull of gravity is an evident and integral part of the work, creating an elegant balance between the weight of the fabric and its overall structur</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1976
- Medium
- Felt with metal grommets
- Dimensions
- 261.6 × 294.6 × 58.4 cm (103 × 116 × 23 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Robert Morris
Artist

Sculpture
Robert Morris was an American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was regarded as having been one of the most prominent theorists of Minimalism along with Donald Judd, but also made important contributions to the development of performance art, land art, the Process Art movement, and installation art. Morris lived and worked in New York. In 2013 as part of the October Files, MIT Press published a volume on Morris, examining his work and influence, edited by Julia Bryan-Wilson.
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Untitled
1990 · Gouache on newspaper
Conundrums
1989 · Portfolio of five etching and aquatints
Untitled from Conundrums
1989 · One from a portfolio of five etching and aquatints
Conundrums
1989 · One from a portfolio of five etching and aquatints
Conundrums
1989 · One from a portfolio of five etching and aquatints
Conundrums
1989 · One from a portfolio of five etching and aquatints
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- Robert Morris
- Year
- 1976
- Medium
- Felt with metal grommets
- Dimensions
- 261.6 × 294.6 × 58.4 cm (103 × 116 × 23 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1976-101090
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





