Carl Andre

The Lever, bricks, 1966, Jewish Museum, New York

Plain, long straight line of bricks rest in simple strength.  Firm and ordinary, they line up together demonstrating the beauty of basic form.

Andre's minimalist sculptures work with wool and later with bricks.  His early employment with the railroad influences some of his images.  The lines of rails and track repeat in his images.  Eccentric in some ways, he frequently wore railroad clothing - bib overalls and blue work shirt -  even to  to formal events.
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