rectangular construction on cardboard base; two strips of brown paper at bottom with grey paper on base between them; black rectangle outlines black filled-in square and rectangle; five pieces of string; piece made to appear old, grimy, worn. Not signed.

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Untitled (Window), not dated

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Like so many of Castle’s constructions, this imaginative interpretation of an exterior wall and double-hung window demonstrates the artist’s skill and ingenuity in transforming ordinary found materials into expressive woarks of art. Though this construction is ostensibly representational, Castle emphasizes its abstract linear and geometric characteristics, while at the same time drawing attention to its textural and material qualities by means of folding, wrapping, and binding. This interweaving of the work’s conceptual content and physical properties is highly characteristic of Castle’s art as a whole.

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Details
Title
Untitled (Window)
Artist Life
1899–1977
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2007.75
Provenance
The artist, Boise, Idaho; Estate of the artist, Boise, Idaho; Karen Lennox Gallery, Chicago; given to MIA, 2007.
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rectangular construction on cardboard base; two strips of brown paper at bottom with grey paper on base between them; black rectangle outlines black filled-in square and rectangle; five pieces of string; piece made to appear old, grimy, worn. Not signed.

Copyright © 2018 James Castle Collection and Archive LP, All rights reserved.

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