12.6.91 2:30 PM; Jan 2 1991 5:20 PM
Artist
William Anastasi
(USA, född 1933)
Alternate Title
- 910612, 14:30; 2 jan 1991 17.20
Date1991
MediumBlyerts på papper
Dimensions28,2 x 29 cm för varje teckning
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LinePurchase 1994
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:5
Object NumberMOMB 244
About the artworkIn the early 1970s, American conceptual artist William Anastasi began working on a series of blind drawings on the New York subway. At the time, he was often on his way to meet his friend and composer John Cage for a game of chess. He had a sketchbook on his lap and a pencil in each hand. He would put on large headphones and close his eyes to increase concentration and reach a meditative state. His body followed the oscillations, decelerations and accelerations of the train. Like a seismograph, Anastasi transferred the changes in her surroundings to the paper. By allowing himself to become an instrument of the movements of the car, he renounced the authorship of his drawings, thus joining the Surrealists’ exploration of the unconscious. The title of the work indicates the time of its creation.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i blyerts på baksidan av varje teckning. Titel (datum och tid) också skrivit på baksidan. Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i blyerts på baksidan av varje teckning. Titel (datum och tid) också skrivit på baksidan. Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]