ARTIST

Fred Sandback

1943–2003 · United States

Minimalist sculptor who created ethereal forms from simple strands of colored yarn stretched through space.

ABOUT

Fred Sandback (August 29, 1943 – June 23, 2003) was an American minimalist conceptual-based sculptor known for his yarn sculptures, drawings, and prints. His estate is represented by David Zwirner. == Life and work == Frederick Lane Sandback was born in Bronxville, New York where, as a young man, he made banjos and dulcimers. He majored in philosophy at Yale University (BA, 1966) before studying sculpture at Yale School of Art (MFA, 1969) where he studied with, among others,…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Untitled 1972 · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Twenty-two Constructions from 1967 1986 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Untitled 1989 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum
INFLUENCES
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