Artwork Details
A) platform: 86 x 71-1/8 x 48 in. B-F) absorbent cloth swatches; purple, green, light green, yellow, orange: 7 x 6-1/2 x 1/8 in. (each) installed dimensions continue to be variable and are based on participant's size
Mark DescriptionInscribed, handwritten instructions in black ink on the base top at proper right near front: step on the platform and follow the instruction Inscribed, handwritten title in black ink on the base top at proper left near front: one minute sculpture Diagram and inscribed, in black ink on the upright platform at proper left near the top: {cartoon sketch of a person standing facing the wall on a platform with proper right arm and leg raised): theorie of painting | (5 Absorbent cloth's + 1 Person)
Accession NumberGift of the Artist
CopyrightErwin Wurm, Vienna, Austria, and (Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong); given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2015.
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