In Westerns, the Night, 1962
ArtistArman,
Nice
1928–2005
New York
Coffee pots cut in half in wooden box
(H x W x D)113 × 85 × 10,8 cm
About the workArman introduced the term “accumulation” to describe his works: this refers to items arranged in groups that the artist presented as art objects. In this relief, the repetition of several jugs of the same kind with both sides on display allows their similarities and differences to emerge. Things that are old and discarded become worthy of art. Together with Yves Klein, Arman was a co-founder of the “Nouveaux Réalistes” (New Realists), an artistic community whose goal was to create literally tangible art.
AccessionAcquisition 1971
Provenanceo.D. Galerie Lawrence, Paris; o.D. Martin Visser, Eindhoven; [...]; 19.8.1971 angekauft von der Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf
Inventory number0.1971.20
