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Artist/Maker
Carol Bove
(American, born Switzerland, born 1971)
Date2007
MediumCast concrete
DimensionsOverall: 96 × 48 × 4 in. (243.8 × 121.9 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of E. M. Bakwin, Class of 1950
Object number2012.3.1
Not on view
Description"One can further view the exhibition [The Middle Pillar, at Maccarone] in its entirety in relation to Bove’s previous practice specifically, as if the gallery structure is a bookshelf piece that has been magnified. Additional concrete slabs scattered throughout the space, some installed upright, others on the ground or affixed to the gallery walls, each retain their own unique materiality. At first glance, they are basic, neutral surfaces; up close emerge imprints of the wood shells from which the objects were cast. The stains, shadows and faint silhouettes of grain achieve a quality of delicacy and femininity in an otherwise hard, concrete structure." (SOURCE: Maccarone gallery, "The Middle Pillar," press release, 2007).
Collections
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Exhibition History
2015
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). WELLIN COLLECTS: RECENT ACQUISITIONS FROM THE WELLIN MUSEUM COLLECTION, May 5 - July 26, 2015.
2007
New York, NY (Maccarone Gallery). CAROL BOVE: THE MIDDLE PILLAR, September 26 - October 27, 2007.
Clinton, NY (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College). WELLIN COLLECTS: RECENT ACQUISITIONS FROM THE WELLIN MUSEUM COLLECTION, May 5 - July 26, 2015.
2007
New York, NY (Maccarone Gallery). CAROL BOVE: THE MIDDLE PILLAR, September 26 - October 27, 2007.
Provenance
2012: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of E. M. Bakwin;
2007 - 2012: E. M. Bakwin, by purchase from Maccarone, New York.
2007 - 2012: E. M. Bakwin, by purchase from Maccarone, New York.
Unknown artist
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: S2018.2.137
Unknown artist
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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