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Carl Andre Quotes

American artist (1935-2024)

Carl Andre (September 16, 1935 – January 24, 2024) was an artist of American Minimalism in art, recognized as sculptor for his ordered linear format and grid format sculptures. His art-works involve the positioning of raw materials – such as bricks, blocks, ingots, or plates - Physical art, as he called it himself already in 1969.

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Alternative Names: Carl André

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Similar: Marcel Duchamp 55.6% Henry Moore 53.4% Donald Judd 53.3% Joseph Beuys 51.6% David Smith 51.4% Jean Dubuffet 51.4% Gerhard Richter 51.1% Auguste Rodin 50.9% Jean Arp 50.8% Piet Mondrian 50.7%
I realized the wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way [by carving it].

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