Charles Ray. Plank Piece I and II. 1973 MoMA Performance art, Figurative sculpture, Charles

AR00342 Summary Online caption Summary Plank Piece I-II consists of two large framed black and white photographs in portrait format. Both images show a man pinned against a wall by a long wooden plank. He has long hair and wears dark clothes and heavy workman's boots. About This Artwork In Plank Piece I-II, two photographs capture Charles Ray hanging in the air, draped over a plank of wood that leans against a wall.

Charles Ray Plank Piece 1 & 2 (1973) r/museum

Charles Ray (born 1953) American title: Plank Piece I-II date created: 1973 materials: 2 photographs, black and white, on paper on board measurements: Each: 109.00 x 76.10 x 5.00 cm object type: Photograph credit line: ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Charles Ray Plank Piece I and II 1973 Not on view Medium Two gelatin silver prints, printed 1992 Dimensions 30 × 40" (76.3 × 101.7 cm) Credit Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. Fund and Purchase Object number 93.1993.a-b Copyright © 2024 Charles Ray Department Photography Charles Ray has 6 works online. There are 28,602 photographs online. Installation views Overview Title: Plank piece I and II Artist: Charles Ray (American, born Chicago, Illinois, 1953) Date: 1973 Medium: Two gelatin silver prints Dimensions: 39 . × 27 in. (100.3 x 68.6 cm) each Classification: Photographs Credit Line: Private collection Accession Number: CR.39 Rights and Reproduction: © Charles Ray, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery May 14, 2018 9:26PM Sculptor Charles Ray employs varied media—from ink to marble, photography to wood—to depict anything from a car wreck to clothing or a human figure. Indeed, it can be difficult for both newcomers and studied critics to describe just what exactly defines his oeuvre.

Charles Ray, Plank Piece III, 1973 ELEPHANT

Collection > Charles Ray > Plank Piece I-II, 1973. 1989. Share Share this on Facebook; Share this on Twitter; Share this on Google Plus; Share this on Tubmlr; Medium. Two black and white photographs, mounted on rag board. Accession number. 97.89A-B. Dimensions. Each (Silver metal frame): 42 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (107.32 x 74.3 x 5.72 cm). A truly frazzled Friday feeling, as enacted by the American sculptor Charles Ray in his two-part photographic work Plank Piece. Featuring the artist's body as a central component, the artwork was made in the 1970s at a time when Ray, like many of his contemporaries, was pursuing the idea of sculpture as an action rather than an object. 6 works online Charles Ray Plank Piece I and II 1973 Image not available Charles Ray Bench 1974 Charles Ray Family romance 1993 Charles Ray The Most Beautiful Women in the World (for Parkett no. 37) 1993 Charles Ray, Franz West, Pipilotti Rist, Jean-Jacques Rullier, Various Artists Parkett no. 37 1993 Charles Ray Untitled 2003 Exhibitions Charles Ray born 1953 Plank Piece I-II 1973 Add to lightbox Copyright Please credit the artistic work: © Charles Ray Artwork Details Classification: relief Medium: 2 photographs, black and white, on paper on board Dimensions: frame (each): 1090 x 761 x 50 mm

Charles Ray. Plank Piece I and II. 1973 MoMA Performance art, Figurative sculpture, Charles

Important West Coast Private Collection. CHARLES RAY. b. 1953. PLANK PIECE I-II. each signed, dated 1973 and numbered 7/7 on the reverse. gelatin silver print mounted on board, in 2 parts. each: 40 by 27 in. 101.6 by 68.6 cm. each framed: 42½ by 29½ in. 108 by 74.9 cm. Executed in 1973, this work is number 7 from an edition of 7, plus 2. Charles Ray: Figure Ground. January 31 - June 5, 2022. Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, 999. Free with Museum admission. Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects All objects on view. Plank piece I and II 1973 Untitled 1973, printed 1989. Rotating circle 1988. 81 x 83 x 85 = 86 x 83 x 85 1989. "Charles Ray," a dual-venue survey at the Centre Pompidou and the Bourse de Commerce -Pinault Collection in Paris, offers thirty-eight pieces (ten of which are also at the Met; eight in. In Charles Ray's Plank Piece I-II (1973), the artist creates a sculptural assemblage that holds him uncomfortably aloft. There has been little critical attention to his earliest performed sculptures created between from around 1973 to 1980, beyond characterizations as jejune experiments, homages, or hijinks.

CHARLES RAY (B. 1953)

Biography. Born 1953. Nationality American. Birth place Chicago. The American artist Charles Ray has worked with film, photography, sculpture and installations to explore the notion of representation and to fuse the surreal with reality. Born in Chicago, he studied at the University of Iowa before completing a Masters degree in 1979 at Rutgers. Details CHARLES RAY (B. 1953) Plank Piece I-II signed, numbered and dated 'Charles Ray 1973 3/7' (on the reverse of each board) two gelatin silver prints mounted on board each: 40 x 27 in. (101.6 x 68.5 cm.) Executed in 1973. This work is number three from an edition of seven plus two artist's proofs. Provenance