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12.6.91 2:30 PM; Jan 2 1991 5:20 PM
© William Anastasi
12.6.91 2:30 PM; Jan 2 1991 5:20 PM
12.6.91 2:30 PM; Jan 2 1991 5:20 PM
Photo: Tobias Fischer/Moderna Museet

12.6.91 2:30 PM; Jan 2 1991 5:20 PM

by William Anastasi
Artist (USA, född 1933)
Alternate Title
  • 910612, 14:30; 2 jan 1991 17.20
Date1991
Dimensions28,2 x 29 cm för varje teckning
Classification
Countries
Credit LineInköp 1994
On view
Stockholm
RoomGallery 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 Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling (den 26 oktober 2024 - den 17 januari 2027) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]