| 1964 | 'Zero', New Vision Center, London [group] [relief 1964.062.5B] |
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| 1979 | 'Zero', Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich [group] [relief 1964.062.5B] |
| 1988 | 'Gruppe ZERO', Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf [group] [relief 1964.062.5B] |
random objectivation
| catalogue number: | 1964.062.5A-B |
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| date created: | 1964 |
| classification: | sculpture |
| work type: | relief |
| medium: | wooden cubes arranged in a 12 × 12 grid pattern with at random selection to place or not to place the element, on chipboard and white acrylic paint |
| dimensions: | 2 panels, each panel 60 × 60 cm |
| signature and inscriptions: | A. titled'random objectivation;, signed and dated 'juni-aug 1964' and arrows in 4 directions on the reverse (graphite pencil)
B. titled 'random objectivation', signed and dated on the reverse with handwritten address of the artist, a note to Liechti '1/7/65 / herr liechti, / mit herzlichen gruss / (und weisser) anbei das / bild zurück! herman de vries', a note 'zero / london N.V.C. gallery, "zero"' (graphite pencil) and a label for the Zero exhibition in Zurich in 1979 (typewriter) |
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| current repository: | unknown |
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| collecting history: | A. 'Collection Reuter', Christie's Paris, 28 May 2025 (lot ) collection Helga and Edzard Reuter, Stuttgart (1988) B. 'Collection Reuter', Christie's Paris, 28 May 2025 (lot ) collection Helga and Edzard Reuter, Stuttgart (1988) Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf collection H. and K. Liechti, Grenchen |
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| photo/scan: | courtesy Christie's Paris (2025) |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | Zero. Bildvorstellungen einer europäischen Avantgarde 1958-1964 (Kunsthaus Zürich : Züich 1979) image repr. on page [?] (catalogue number 189). |
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| exhibition catalogue | Gruppe Zero (Galerie Scholler : Düsseldorf 1989) image repr. on page 97 (only 1964.062.5B), 144. |