Table with Pink Tablecloth

Table with Pink Tablecloth
Richard Artschwager, Table with Pink Tablecloth, 1964.
ArtistRichard Artschwager
Year1964
MediumFormica on Wood
Dimensions64.8 cm × 111.8 cm × 111.8 cm (25.5 in × 44 in × 44 in)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Table with Pink Tablecloth is an artwork by American artist Richard Artschwager, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

It is a work in three-dimensions constructed of Formica on wood. It was made in 1964 using skills Artschwager gained designing furniture using similar materials and similar techniques.[1] The sculpture measures 64.8 x 111.8 x 111.8 cm (25 1/2 x 44 x 44 in).

According to art critic Ken Johnson Table With Pink Tablecloth is "something of a cross between Pop Art and a Minimalist cube by Donald Judd".[2][1]

Artschwager is quoted as saying "It’s not sculptural. It’s more like a painting pushed into three dimensions. It’s a picture of wood."[3]

At the 2009 Venice Biennale, sculptor Rachel Harrison recreated Table with Pink Tablecloth in tribute.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b About This Artwork: Table with Pink Tablecloth, Art Institute of Chicago.
  2. ^ Ken Johnson, "Richard Artschwager, Painter and Sculptor, Dies at 89", The New York Times, February 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Charmaine Picard , The Story Behind Richard Artschwager's Whitney Survey and High Line "blps" Blouin ArtInfo, October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-26.


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