Label TextResponding to the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and 70s, which focused on sleek and reductive industrially produced works, Barlow creates massive, sculptures that appear hand-formed. sadblackmonument is a humorous work that references the tradition of using the shape of towers and obelisks to create historical monuments. In contrast, Barlow employs the form ironically, neither commemorating a powerful individual nor an important historical event. Explains Barlow, “My large-scale works are intended to capture an uncertain identity that places itself between monumentality and antimonumentality. The perilous stance of the pieces, their rough assemblage, everyday materials, absurd size — all of these qualities interest me as contentions both in sculptural terms and also as a confrontation of monumentality, and what that might be.”
DimensionsOverall: 275 9/16 × 35 × 35 in., 1027 lb. (700 × 88.9 × 88.9 cm, 465.8 kg.)
Overall (.a bottom): 108 × 31 × 32 in., 307 lb. (274.3 × 78.7 × 81.3 cm, 139.3 kg.)
Overall (.b middle): 118 × 31 × 32 in., 337 lb. (299.7 × 78.7 × 81.3 cm, 152.9 kg.)
Overall (.c top): 60 1/2 × 42 × 44 in., 151 lb. (153.7 × 106.7 × 111.8 cm, 68.5 kg.)
Overall (.a bottom): 108 × 31 × 32 in., 307 lb. (274.3 × 78.7 × 81.3 cm, 139.3 kg.)
Overall (.b middle): 118 × 31 × 32 in., 337 lb. (299.7 × 78.7 × 81.3 cm, 152.9 kg.)
Overall (.c top): 60 1/2 × 42 × 44 in., 151 lb. (153.7 × 106.7 × 111.8 cm, 68.5 kg.)
Accession Number 2013.38.a-.c
Classificationssculpture
