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Sky Cathedral-Moon Garden Wall

1956–1960
(American, 1900–1988)
America
painted wood
Overall: 217.5 x 191.1 x 31.8 cm (85 5/8 x 75 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund 1974.76
© Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: 227 Abstract Expressionism
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Nevelson often illuminated her black painted sculptures with blue light, creating a somber, mysterious mood.

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Nevelson's decision to make sculptures out of wood was a direct response to her male counterparts who preferred metal. For Nevelson, wood was an organic substance that did not readily evoke war materiel, which she was eager to avoid. Characteristically, the artist painted her wood assemblages a uniform black, adding to their mystery; she once described herself as an "architect of shadows."
Nine wood boxes flush together and filled with various geometrically shaped and broken scraps of wood, all painted black and illuminated by blue light. Thinner, rectangular boxes flank two wider rectangle boxes stacked in the center. The striations of the wood are visible through the paint.

Sky Cathedral-Moon Garden Wall

1956–1960

Louise Nevelson

(American, 1900–1988)
America

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