Untitled

Label Text Alexander was part of the Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s, creating work influenced by Minimalism and its exploration of light and space. The work of Alexander and his contemporaries featured slick, artificial surfaces and colors reminiscent of Southern California iconography such surfboards and cars, creating a Pop contrast to the more clinical works of Judd and Lewitt. Despite its simple shape, every aspect of Untitled is designed to capture light. It is a sleek triangle with smooth, reflective surfaces, appearing different colors according to its environment. The translucent resin absorbs different levels of light as the sculpture thins, making it seem to dissolve into invisibility.
Exhibition History"PETER ALEXANDER RETROSPECTIVE," Orange County Museum of Art, California. May 29, - Sep 12, 1999
Published ReferencesDES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, a catalog of selections from the permanent collection published in 1985, cat. ref. p.20

DMAC Bulletin, Feb. 1970, ill.

DimensionsOverall: 94 in. (238.8 cm)

Accession Number 1969.24

Classificationssculpture

Provenance(Gordon Locksley Gallery, Minneapolis); Clifford M. and Mabel Simon, Ames, IA [purchased from the previous]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 1969]