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Almine Rech

Plastic Show Organized by De Wain Valentine

Feb 9 — Mar 25, 2017 | London, Grosvenor Hill
Opening on Thursday, February 9th, 2017 From 6 to 8 pm

Almine Rech Gallery - Grosvenor Hill is pleased to present 'Plastic Show', a selection of works by seminal California artists from the Light and Space movement: Mary Corse (b.1945), Robert Irwin (b.1928), Craig Kauffman (1932–2010), John McCracken (1934–2011), and De Wain Valentine (b.1936) – five artists who, through a series of individual explorations, went on to investigate the broad potential that plastics (i.e., synthetically produced resins) could yield...

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Selected artworks

  • John McCracken,                                      Link, 2000

    John McCracken Link, 2000

    Polyester resin, fiber glass and wood
    231 x 38 x 6,5 cm

  • Craig Kauffman,                                      Macopa, 2007

    Craig Kauffman Macopa, 2007

    Acrylic lacquer on vacuum-formed plastic
    86,4 x 96,5 x 30,5 cm
    34 x 38 x 12 inches

  • John McCracken,                                      Untitled, Black Column, 1977

    John McCracken Untitled, Black Column, 1977

    Polyester resin, fiberglass and plywood
    292,1 x 121,9 x 73.7 cm
    115 x 48 x 29 inches

  • Robert Irwin,                                      Prism, 1971

    Robert Irwin Prism, 1971

    Acrylic
    365 x 15 x 15 cm
    143 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches

  • De Wain Valentine,                                      Column Blue, 1975-2015

    De Wain Valentine Column Blue, 1975-2015

    Cast polyester resin
    266,7 x 26 x 50,8 cm
    105 x 10 1/4 x 20 inches

  • De Wain Valentine,                                      Circle Blue Green, 1972-2016

    De Wain Valentine Circle Blue Green, 1972-2016

    Cast polyester resin
    193 x 193 x 14 cm
    76 x 76 x 5 1/2 inches

  • Mary Corse,                                      Untitled (White Light Series), 1966

    Mary Corse Untitled (White Light Series), 1966

    Wood, plexiglass, fluorescent tubes
    182,9 x 168,9 x 26,7 cm
    72 x 66 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

  • John McCracken,                                      Untitled, 1972

    John McCracken Untitled, 1972

    Polyester resin, fiberglass and wood
    250,2 x 45,7 x 4.1 cm
    98 1/2 x 18 x 1 5/8 inches

  • De Wain Valentine,                                      Concave Circle, Purple, 1968 - 2016

    De Wain Valentine Concave Circle, Purple, 1968 - 2016

    Cast polyester resin
    74,3 x 74,3 x 37,2 cm
    29 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches

  • John McCracken,                                      Dark Matter, 1990

    John McCracken Dark Matter, 1990

    Polyester resin, fiberglass and plywood
    22,9 x 228,9 x 40,6 cm
    9 x 90 1/8 x 16 inches

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