Table with Pink Tablecloth

Table with Pink Tablecloth is an artwork by American artist Richard Artschwager, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Table with Pink Tablecloth
Richard Artschwager, Table with Pink Tablecloth, 1964.
ArtistRichard Artschwager
Year1964
MediumFormica on Wood
Dimensions64.8 cm × 111.8 cm × 111.8 cm (25.5 in × 44 in × 44 in)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago

It is a work in three-dimensions constructed of Formica on wood. It was made in 1964 using skills Artschwager gained designing furniture using similar materials and similar techniques.[1] The sculpture measures 64.8 x 111.8 x 111.8 cm (25 1/2 x 44 x 44 in).

According to art critic Ken Johnson Table With Pink Tablecloth is "something of a cross between Pop Art and a Minimalist cube by Donald Judd".[2][1]

Artschwager is quoted as saying "It’s not sculptural. It’s more like a painting pushed into three dimensions. It’s a picture of wood."[3]

At the 2009 Venice Biennale, sculptor Rachel Harrison recreated Table with Pink Tablecloth in tribute.[3]

References
  1. About This Artwork: Table with Pink Tablecloth, Art Institute of Chicago.
  2. Ken Johnson, "Richard Artschwager, Painter and Sculptor, Dies at 89", The New York Times, February 10, 2013.
  3. Charmaine Picard , The Story Behind Richard Artschwager's Whitney Survey and High Line "blps" Blouin ArtInfo, October 25, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-26.


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