Untitled

Description

Untitledis essentially a three-dimensional line drawing: A wire composed of 22 segments extends to an immense height, with the remainder coiled stiffly in a spiral on the floor. Eva Hesse described the sculpture as “endless and yet a thin longish substance that is linked together and one feels the infinity to which it could extend.”

In the late 1960s, Hesse began to explore the expressive, organic possibilities of abstraction. Using latex and reinforced fiberglass, she created peculiar forms that examined the fundamental properties of sculpture.

Untitled

Eva Hesse

1969

Accession Number

73423

Medium

Fiberglass and polyester resin over cloth-covered metal wire with metal grommets

Dimensions

Twenty-two elements one inch in diameter, installation variable

Classification

sculpture

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Through prior gift of Arthur Keating