Numbers 1-0

Numbers 1-0
Map
ArtistRobert Indiana
Year1980 (1980) – 1983
TypePainted aluminum
Dimensions2.4 m × 2.4 m × 1.2 m (8 ft × 8 ft × 4 ft)
LocationIndianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°49′33.83″N 86°11′10.76″W / 39.8260639°N 86.1863222°W / 39.8260639; -86.1863222
OwnerIndianapolis Museum of Art

Numbers 1-0 is a public artwork by the American artist Robert Indiana, located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. This series of sculptures is composed of 10 brightly painted numerical digits, each made of aluminum and set on its own base. Their construction took place at the former Lippincott Foundry in North Haven, Connecticut from 1980 to 1983.[1]

Description

These ten objects are fabricated from sheets of cut and rolled aluminum into the forms of Arabic numerals, or “numbers.” Each number is 8' tall, 8' wide, and 4' deep, and weighs between 600 and 1000 lbs.[2] Each number is painted with a two-color scheme: one color for the front and back sides, and then a separate color for the interior and exterior panels. The range of colors includes four shades of blue and red; three shades of green; two shades of orange, yellow, and white; and one shade of purple, grey, and black.[1]

The numerical sequence does not follow a conventional order; the artist has intentionally organized them to symbolize dates of personal importance. Each number is affixed to a customized aluminum base, supported by a central post, and placed on a square concrete block. While all the numbers share a similar overall height and width, their linear designs differ based on the individual shapes of the numbers.

The artist's name, year of production (varies from 1980 to 1983), copyright symbol, and the foundry mark (Lippincott) have been stamped into either the right or left side of each number.

The sculpture's appeal and accessibility spring from the artist's use of everyday material—numbers, rich colors, and the typography of advertising. Though Indiana is best known as a Pop art artist, his color choices—vivid hues and contrasts between different surfaces—and how the numbers are arranged together—staggered, overlapping, nonlinear—reflect his interest in Op-Art.

Historical information

The numbers were conceived as a 1980 drawing made in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Melvin Simon & Associates (now called Simon Property Group).[3] Indiana accepted the commission to make the drawing specifically because it was attached to the creation of a series of corresponding, three-dimensional sculptures.[4] At the time they were the largest and most important commission of Indiana's career.[5] They were made with the artist's stipulation that they eventually be donated to the IMA.[4]

Indiana's original concept was inspired by a 19th-century print “The Life and age of man, stages of man's life from the cradle to the grave” which was given to Indiana in the 1970s.[2]

"The Life and Age of Man-Stages of Man's Life, from the Cradle to the Grave," by James Baillie

In the 2002 New York Times preview of several Indiana exhibits that took place in 2003,[6] the numbers and their colors were identified to represent the stages of man in this way:

1, red and green: birth;
2, blue and green: infancy
3, orange and blue: youth
4, red and yellow: adolescence
5, blue and white: pre-prime of life
6, red and green: prime of life
7, blue and orange: early autumn
8, orange and purple: autumn
9, yellow and black: warning
0, shades of gray: death.

Indiana had been working with the 10 numbers two-dimensionally since the late 1950s, but Numbers 1-0 was his first opportunity to realize them in sculptural form.[4] He sees each number as being both an abstract idea and a representation of the physical presence of numbers in life; he associates many significant memories from his own life with numbers.[5]

Other versions

Cor-Ten version of 3 and 4 in Madrid, 2006

Indiana has fabricated at least one other version of the Numbers 1-0 that is similar in both size and color to the IMA set; however, they are slightly smaller than the originals and the colors are slightly different.[7] A set that was fabricated in 1996, were on view in New York City (on Park Avenue between 60th Street and 70th Street) in early 2003.[6]

⅓ scale versions of Numbers 1-0 were on view at the Paul Kasmin gallery as part of his 2008 “Hard Edge” gallery show, which was planned in honor of the artist's 80th birthday ([Planned in honor of the artist's 80th birthday reference]). The colors used for these numbers were similar to, but not exactly like the IMA's or the 1996 versions.[8]

Indiana also fabricated another 8' tall set of the numbers with un-coated Cor-ten steel for his 2006 exhibition in Madrid.[7]

Location history

Each of the original 10 sculptures was intended to first be displayed at a different Simon Property Group property; in fall 1981, the 1 was on view at the Simon headquarters in Merchants Place, and the 2 was soon to be on view at Two West Washington.[4] It is also known that the 1 and 2 appeared at the Children's Museum in 1982, in honor of director Mildred Compton's 21 years of service.[9] Also in that year the 1, 2, and 3 were used at the awards podium for the 1982 National Sports Festival, which was held in Indianapolis.[2]

Although the entire series was accessioned into the IMA's collection in 1988, only the 6 was put on display at the museum at the time, because of an expansion project taking place. The rest of the numbers were added to the outdoor display in 1992.[2]

In 2005, the IMA building and grounds underwent an extensive renovation, which included rearrangement of the outdoor sculpture collection. The numbers were moved to their second and current location during this time. Indiana designed the presentation of the sculptures, arranging them in pairs of personal significance which he detailed in a 2003 drawing.[10] The series of sculptures is located just east of the IMA's main parking lot, near the intersection of Michigan Road and 38th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Acquisition

The numbers were acquired by the IMA in 1988 as a gift of Melvin Simon & Associates (now Simon Property Group).[1]

Artist

Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark, September 13, 1928) is an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement.

Condition

The series of sculptures Numbers 1-0 was surveyed in July 1993 as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, and it was considered to be well maintained.[11] According to the IMA's Blog, Numbers 1-0 is washed annually by the IMA Conservation Department.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Indianapolis Museum of Art. "Numbers", Explore Art: IMA Collections. Retrieved 4 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Garmel, Marion. “Simons donate numerical sculptures to art museum.” The Indianapolis News 1 Feb 1989.
  3. ^ Indianapolis Museum of Art. "The 10 Stages of Man", Explore Art: IMA Collections. Retrieved 4 Mar 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Fry, Donn. “City changed, numbers same for Robert Indiana.” The Indianapolis Star 13 Nov 1981: 48.
  5. ^ a b Cavinder, Fred D. “Robert Indiana by the Numbers.” Star Magazine 17 Jan 1982: 8-10, 24-26.
  6. ^ a b Vogel, Carol. “Running Numbers”, New York Times, 12 December 2002.
  7. ^ a b Pincus-Witten, Robert, et al. Robert Indiana. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2006. 170-179.
  8. ^ Dannatt, Adrian. Robert Indiana: Hard Edge. New York: Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2008. 33-35.
  9. ^ Kriplen, Nancy. Keep an Eye on that Mummy: a History of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, IN: The Children’s Museum, 1982.
  10. ^ Indianapolis Museum of Art. "Drawing" Explore Art: IMA Collections. Retrieved 4 Mar 2011.
  11. ^ Numbers 0-9, (sculpture), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), Jul 1993. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011.
  12. ^ [1], Indianapolis Museums of Art Blog, Aug 2008. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011.

Read other articles:

Feliks VAntipaus Feliks V, Antipaus terakhir dalam sejarah.Awal masa jabatan5 November 1439Masa jabatan berakhir7 April 1449PendahuluBenediktus XIV (sebagai Antipaus)Eugenius IV (sebagai Paus)PenerusNikolas V (sebagai Paus)Jabatan tandinganEugenius IV and Nikolas VInformasi pribadiNama lahirAmadeus VIIILahir4 September 1383ChambéryWafat7 Januari 1451(1451-01-07) (umur 67)Orang tuaAmadeus VII, Count Savoy dan Bonne dari BerryPaus lainnya yang bernama Felix Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 ...

 

 

Lists of people of Turkish origin by country By traditional areas of settlement: Turkey Cyprus Algeria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Georgia Egypt Iraq Jordan Kosovo Lebanon Libya North Macedonia Romania Saudi Arabia Syria Tunisia By modern diasporas: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Liechtenstein Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States vte This is a list of notable Turkish Bulgarians who were born in Bulgaria (during th...

 

 

River in Zimbabwe, MozambiqueMwenezi RiverNuanetsi RiverMwenezi River in Zimbabwe lowveldMweneziLocation of the Mwenezi River's mouthLocationCountryZimbabwe, MozambiquePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationInsiza District, South Central Zimbabwe • elevation1,195 m (3,921 ft)[1] Mouth  • locationLimpopo River • elevation149 m (489 ft)Basin size14,759 km2 (5,698 sq mi)D...

Questa voce sull'argomento calciatori macedoni è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Tihomir Kostadinov Nazionalità  Macedonia del Nord Altezza 178 cm Calcio Ruolo Centrocampista Squadra  Piast Gliwice Carriera Squadre di club1 2014-2015 Moravac Mrštane7 (0)2015 Teteks8 (0)2015-2016 Dukla B.B.25 (4)2016-2017 ViOn Z.M.21 (1)2017-2022 Ružomberok109 (11)2022...

 

 

Перуанский анчоус Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеГруппа:Костные рыбыКласс:Лучепёрые рыбыПодкласс:Новопёрые �...

 

 

Diocese of the Roman Empire Diocese of DaciaDioecesis DaciarumΔιοίκησις ΔακίαςDiocese of the Roman Empireca. 337 – ca. 602Dioceses of Dacia and Thrace in 400 ADCapitalSerdica (modern Sofia)Historical eraLate Antiquity• Split from Diocese of Moesia ca. 337• Merged into the newly formed Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum 357• Merged into the Praetorian prefecture of Italy 384• Merged back into Illyricum after Theodosius' death 395• Devastated ...

Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain West Saxons redirects here. For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxons, see Wessex (disambiguation). Kingdom of the West SaxonsOld English: Ƿestseaxna rīċeLatin: Regnum Occidentalium Saxonumc. 519–927Southern Britain in the ninth centuryStatusIndependent kingdom (c. 519 – c. 645; 648–927)Client state of Mercia (645–648)Official languagesOld EnglishReligion Paganism (before 7th century)Christianity (after...

 

 

Peta infrastruktur dan tata guna lahan di Komune Châteauneuf-la-Forêt.  = Kawasan perkotaan  = Lahan subur  = Padang rumput  = Lahan pertanaman campuran  = Hutan  = Vegetasi perdu  = Lahan basah  = Anak sungaiChâteauneuf-la-Forêt merupakan sebuah komune di departemen Haute-Vienne di Prancis. Lihat pula Komune di departemen Haute-Vienne Referensi INSEE lbsKomune di departemen Haute-Vienne Aixe-sur-Vienne Ambazac Arnac-la-Poste Augne Aureil Azat-le-Ri...

 

 

Artillery regiment of the South African Army This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Natal Field ArtilleryKing Cetshwayo Artillery RegimentSANDF Natal Field Artil...

この記事は検証可能な参考文献や出典が全く示されていないか、不十分です。出典を追加して記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。(このテンプレートの使い方)出典検索?: コルク – ニュース · 書籍 · スカラー · CiNii · J-STAGE · NDL · dlib.jp · ジャパンサーチ · TWL(2017年4月) コルクを打ち抜いて作った瓶の栓 コルク(木栓、�...

 

 

Male-line descendants of a monarch's younger sons This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Cadet branch – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTO...

 

 

Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916) Roger CasementCasement by Sarah Purser, 1914BornRoger David Casement(1864-09-01)1 September 1864Sandycove, Dublin, IrelandDied3 August 1916(1916-08-03) (aged 51)Pentonville Prison, London, EnglandCause of deathExecution by hangingMonuments Casement Monument at Ballyheigue Beach Roger Casement Statue at Dún Laoghaire Baths Occupation(s)Diplomat, poet, humanitarian activistOrganisation(s)British Foreign Office, Irish Volunt...

Menorca Isla BanderaEscudo Otros nombres: La isla tranquila MenorcaLocalización de Menorca en España MenorcaLocalización de Menorca en Islas BalearesCoordenadas 39°58′00″N 4°05′00″E / 39.966666666667, 4.0833333333333Capital  MahónIdioma oficial Español y catalán (dialecto menorquín)Entidad Isla • País España España • Comunidad aut. Islas Baleares Islas Baleares • Provincia Islas Baleares Islas BalearesPresidenteSenad...

 

 

密西西比州 哥伦布城市綽號:Possum Town哥伦布位于密西西比州的位置坐标:33°30′06″N 88°24′54″W / 33.501666666667°N 88.415°W / 33.501666666667; -88.415国家 美國州密西西比州县朗兹县始建于1821年政府 • 市长罗伯特·史密斯 (民主党)面积 • 总计22.3 平方英里(57.8 平方公里) • 陸地21.4 平方英里(55.5 平方公里) • ...

 

 

Dispatch of Japanese military forces to the Russian Far East Japanese intervention in SiberiaPart of the Russian Civil WarJapanese soldiers in SiberiaDate12 January 1918[1] — 24 June 1922(4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 5 days)LocationFormer Russian EmpireResult Japanese military victory Japanese withdraw from most occupied territories following internal political pressure[2] Japan occupies northern Sakhalin until 1925Belligerents  Russian SFSR Fa...

Blackburn Rovers FCCalcio Rovers Segni distintiviUniformi di gara Casa Trasferta Colori sociali Bianco, blu, rosso SimboliRosa rossa Dati societariCittàBlackburn Nazione Inghilterra ConfederazioneUEFA Federazione TheFA CampionatoChampionship Fondazione1875 Proprietario Venky's London Ltd Presidente Steve Waggott Allenatore John Eustace StadioEwood Park(31 367 posti) Sito webwww.rovers.co.uk Palmarès Titoli d'Inghilterra3 Coppe d'Inghilterra6 Coppe di Lega inglesi1 Charity/Communit...

 

 

Former island in the Pacific Ocean This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (July 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Enewetak Atoll, before Mike shot. Note island of Elugelab on left. Enewetak Atoll, after Mike shot. Note crater on left. Elugelab, or Elugelap (Marshallese: Āllokļap, [ællʲoɡʷ(o)lˠɑpʲ][1]), was an island, part of the Enewetak Atoll in the M...

 

 

この記事は検証可能な参考文献や出典が全く示されていないか、不十分です。 出典を追加して記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。(このテンプレートの使い方)出典検索?: ディアスポラ – ニュース · 書籍 · スカラー · CiNii · J-STAGE · NDL · dlib.jp · ジャパンサーチ · TWL (2019年4月) 古代ギリシャでのギリシャ人たちのコミュニ�...

Orosi windows in Aminiha Hosseiniyeh. Aminiha Hosseiniyeh is a hosseiniyeh in the Akhund (Molavi) neighbourhood of Qazvin, Iran. Built in 1858, it comprises 16 interconnected structures. The section under the halls comprises sectors such as the cellar, basement, store room, and kitchen which have access to the northern and southern courtyard. The north facing wall of the southern courtyard is of stone with innumerable embossments.[1] References ^ Aminiha Mosque in Qazvin. Iran Touris...

 

 

КоммунаЛафниц (Штирия)Lafnitz (Steiermark) Герб 47°22′09″ с. ш. 16°00′46″ в. д.HGЯO Страна  Австрия Федеральная земля Штирия Округ Хартберг (округ) Бургомистр Ханс Хаммер(СДПА) История и география Площадь 15.52 км² Высота центра 412 м Часовой пояс UTC+1:00, летом UTC+2:00 Население Насе�...