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Articulated Man
Details
Robert Wilson (b. 1941)
Articulated Man
wood, painted wood, metal and fabric on metal coated plaster base
75 ½ x 14 ¾ x 4 ½ in. (191.8 x 37.5 x 11.4 cm.)
Executed in 1983. This work is number one from an edition of two or three.
Articulated Man
wood, painted wood, metal and fabric on metal coated plaster base
75 ½ x 14 ¾ x 4 ½ in. (191.8 x 37.5 x 11.4 cm.)
Executed in 1983. This work is number one from an edition of two or three.
Exhibited
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Robert Wilson/David Byrne, The Knee Plays, 1984 (another example exhibited).
Further details
Please note that this work was originally commissioned for the 1974 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The work was created to be used as a prop in Robert Wilson’s performance The Knee Plays, representing the United States during the opening ceremony. Although the performance was unrealized at the Olympics, The Knee Plays were later performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1984.