No. 8 (The Berkeley Series)

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JOHN MCCRACKEN (1934-2011)
No. 8 (The Berkeley Series)
stamped with the artist's name, title and date 'NO. 8 JOHN MCCRACKEN 1970' (upper side edge)
acrylic on wood construction
108 x 25 x 3 in. (274.3 x 63.5 x 7.6 cm.)
Executed in 1970.

Provenance

Private collection, San Francisco
Gift of the above to the present owner, 1981

Literature

P. Plagens, "John McCracken," Artforum, April 1971, p. 86 (installation view illustrated).

Exhibited

Vancouver, Douglas Gallery, John McCracken, January-February 1971.

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"Once pieces are done, they kind of live by themselves. They live their own lives, so let them do it. ...I always had the attitude that I don't necessarily know what I've done. You know, other people say, 'What's that? I don't understand it.' Sometimes I say, 'Well, I don't either, at least not yet.'"
—John McCracken

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