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Proposal for Wall Piece: Shift by Mel Bochner — VisualArtsDB

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Proposal for Wall Piece: Shift

1968

Medium: Linen tape, oil, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 18 x 24" (45.7 x 61 cm)
Genre: drawing
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

Misunderstandings (A Theory of Photography)

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Third Prelude

Third Prelude

Mel Bochner, 1988

Meditation on Theorem of Pythagorus, from QED

Meditation on Theorem of Pythagorus, from QED

Mel Bochner, 1974

Rules of Inference

Rules of Inference

Mel Bochner, 1974

Study for Wall Painting

Study for Wall Painting

Mel Bochner, 1973

Untitled (Study for 3 x 3)

Untitled (Study for 3 x 3)

Mel Bochner, 1966

Floating World

Floating World

Mel Bochner, 1990

Number Drawing with Swastika

Number Drawing with Swastika

Mel Bochner, 1966

1/2/3

1/2/3

Mel Bochner, 1966

Plus Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

Plus Branch, from Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations

Mel Bochner, 1971

Second Prelude

Second Prelude

Mel Bochner, 1988