Notes on Sculpture
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"Notes on Sculpture" is a seminal series of essays by Robert Morris that helped define and theorize Minimalist sculpture in the 1960s.
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| Notes on Sculpture canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Notes on Sculpture Context triple: [Minimalism, hasKeyText, Notes on Sculpture]
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A.
Sculpture for Living
Sculpture for Living is a distinctive modern residential skyscraper located at Astor Place in Manhattan, New York City.
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B.
"How to Read Greek Sculpture"
"How to Read Greek Sculpture" is an art-historical guide by curator and scholar Seán Hemingway that introduces readers to the styles, meanings, and cultural context of ancient Greek sculpture.
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C.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
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D.
Sculpture Collection
The Sculpture Collection is a major department of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens that houses an extensive array of ancient Greek statues and reliefs spanning several historical periods.
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E.
Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst
Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst is an influential 18th-century aesthetic treatise that helped found modern art history by championing the ideals of classical Greek art.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Target entity: Notes on Sculpture Target entity description: "Notes on Sculpture" is a seminal series of essays by Robert Morris that helped define and theorize Minimalist sculpture in the 1960s.
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A.
Sculpture for Living
Sculpture for Living is a distinctive modern residential skyscraper located at Astor Place in Manhattan, New York City.
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B.
"How to Read Greek Sculpture"
"How to Read Greek Sculpture" is an art-historical guide by curator and scholar Seán Hemingway that introduces readers to the styles, meanings, and cultural context of ancient Greek sculpture.
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C.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
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D.
Sculpture Collection
The Sculpture Collection is a major department of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens that houses an extensive array of ancient Greek statues and reliefs spanning several historical periods.
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E.
Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst
Gedanken über die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke in der Malerei und Bildhauerkunst is an influential 18th-century aesthetic treatise that helped found modern art history by championing the ideals of classical Greek art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art theory text
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series of essays ⓘ |
| author | Robert Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
seminal text in Minimalist theory
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widely anthologized in art theory readers ⓘ |
| discusses |
work of Carl Andre
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work of Dan Flavin ⓘ work of Donald Judd ⓘ work of Tony Smith ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic theory
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art criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Notes on Sculpture, Part 1
NERFINISHED
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Notes on Sculpture, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes on Sculpture, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes on Sculpture, Part 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
1960s avant-garde
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postwar American art ⓘ |
| influenced |
Minimalist art discourse
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conceptualizations of sculpture as object ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gestalt psychology
NERFINISHED
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modernist sculpture ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
anti-illusionism
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industrial materials in sculpture ⓘ objecthood in sculpture ⓘ repetition and seriality ⓘ scale and proportion in sculpture ⓘ site and context of sculpture ⓘ unitary forms ⓘ viewer perception ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Minimalist sculpture
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sculpture theory ⓘ |
| movement | Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Artforum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Art and Objecthood
NERFINISHED
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Minimal Art exhibition (1966) ⓘ |
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