In the sculpture Venus Well (1978), Carl Andre arranged found, uniform pieces of copper on the floor. The form begins with 50 units in a straight line followed by a 13-unit arch. As a result of this arrangement, the sculpture begins at one wall and connects to the adjacent wall, and the progression of the horizontal rectangles resembles a railway or a track. In the early 1960s, Andre worked as a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and often described “sculpture as a road” without a fixed vantage point. Though the material is uniform, the individual components are visually distinctive by tarnish and imperfections, amplified by the saturated auburn and glossy surface. With each installation, the components of Venus Well are newly arranged and the patterning sequence uniquely rendered. Carl Andre Venus Well, 1978 Copper, 63 units 600 x 110 cm “Venus Well” is included in “Cuts Into Space”, a group exhibition including over two dozen historic paintings and sculptures by Carl Andre, Alan Charlton, Michael Heizer, Ulrich Rückriem, Fred Sandback and Richard Serra. Employing a unique and specific set of strategies, each artist explores and expands on Minimalist principles such as geometric order, repetition, and space and void. Reduced to their most essential elements, their works exist in relation to the space they inhabit. Visit our website or click the link in our profile for more info. Photos: Roman März #hallartfoundation #hall_collection #schlossderneburg #kunstmuseumschlossderneburg #carlandre