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Lindemann: Andre a Better Foil for Brancusi

June 21, 2011 by Marion Maneker

Adam Lindemann ducked into the Brancusi-Serra show at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel last week. The encounter gave him a better idea for a show. He made his case in the Observer:

I think a Brancusi-Carl Andre match would have worked better. Mr. Andre’s still the dark and unsung hero of American minimalism. He was tried and acquitted of murdering his artist wife, Ana Mendieta, in 1988 and most museums won’t touch him, but his works are sober and powerful, the wooden railroad ties he uses are no doubt directly inspired by Brancusi, and his metal floor pieces wouldn’t tower over Brancusi’s more delicate scale. Apparently Mr. Andre even knew Brancusi in the 1950’s. Mr. Andre’s moment in the spotlight will have to wait until 2013, when the Dia Foundation gives the 76-year-old his first American retrospective in 40 years.

European Pilgrimage: On the Well-Worn Art Route, from Paris to Basel (Observer.com)

 

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