Fred Sandback

Fred Sandback was born in Bronxville, New York, in 1943. He died in New York City in 2003.

Art

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Untitled (Red Floor Piece), 1967
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Untitled, 1967
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Untitled, 1967
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Untitled, 1967
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Untitled, 1968
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Untitled (from 133 Proposals for Heiner Friedrich Gallery), 1969
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Untitled (one of four black diagonals), 1970
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Untitled (one of four black diagonals), 1970
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Untitled (one of four black diagonals), 1970
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Untitled (one of four black diagonals), 1970
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Untitled, 1970
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Untitled, 1971
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A black rectangle is slightly offset from the middle — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A black rectangle is slightly offset from the middle — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A black rectangle is drawn in relation to the leftmost — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A black rectangle is slightly offset from the rightmost — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A white rectangle is slightly offset from the middle — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A white rectangle is slightly offset from the middle — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A white rectangle is drawn in relation to the leftmost — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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A gray line drawing of an aerial view of an architectural space is placed diagonally on a yellow background. A white rectangle is slightly offset from the rightmost — Fred Sandback

Eight Variations for the Heiner Freidrich Gallery, 1971–73
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Untitled, 1972
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A line drawing illustrates an open rectangular object with two short white lines that form a T-shape within it. A signature, the workÕs date, and — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1972
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Two yellow horizontal lines are placed closely together on a gray background. The line below is slightly shorter than the one above, and both are centered on the page. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1972
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Untitled, 1973
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Untitled, 1974
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Untitled, 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled, 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Two horizontal lines stretch from one end of a room to the other in this black-and-white image: one near the ground and the other midway between the floor and ceiling. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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Untitled (one of a series of sixteen two-part piece works), 1974
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A line drawing on a gray background is framed by a larger gray sheet of paper. The drawing consists of various abstract lines and shapes. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A line drawing on a gray background is framed by a larger gray sheet of paper. Two horizontal lines are centrally placed and interrupted by a vertical line. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A line drawing on a beige background is framed by a larger beige sheet of paper. A vertical line is split in half by a smaller horizontal line. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A line drawing on a gray background is framed by a larger gray sheet of paper. Two horizontal lines are connected by a centrally placed vertical line. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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Untitled, 1975
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A U-shaped, red line with 90-degree-angle corners is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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Two red diagonal lines run parallel at the center of a rectangular, gray background. The line on the left is longer than the one on the right. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An irregularly shaped, brown outline of a rectangle is set at a diagonal on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A thick, diagonal, black line is centrally placed toward the bottom of a rectangular gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An unevenly drawn, V-shaped, blue line is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An unevenly drawn, V-shaped, blue line is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An unevenly drawn, U-shaped, blue line is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An unevenly drawn, U-shaped, blue line is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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Two short, vertical, blue lines connect at their lowest points by one long, horizontal line on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, tan background with a signature near the lower, right-hand corner. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A vertical, blue line is centrally placed on a rectangular, gray background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An off-white square with a rectangular, black, central shape that contains a white horizontal line is intersected by a goal-post-shaped line. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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Untitled, 1975
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Untitled, 1975
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A small, black rectangle is centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, tan background. Intersecting tan lines are present within the black rectangle. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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An off-white square with a black, rectangular central shape contains four variously placed, white, diagonal lines. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A small, blue rectangle with two L-shaped, tan lines is centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, tan background. A faint signature and inscription are visible beneath the blue rectangle. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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A line drawing on a gray background is framed by a larger gray sheet of paper. Three horizontal lines are centrally placed. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1975
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Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions), 1976
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Two nearly parallel, slanted, black lines are centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, light-gray background. — Fred Sandback

Four Variations on Two Diagonal Lines, 1976
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An off-white rectangle includes a vertically oriented, slightly diagonal, black line near its center and another much shorter, horizontally oriented, slightly diagonal, black line to its left. — Fred Sandback

Four Variations on Two Diagonal Lines, 1976
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An off-white rectangle includes two centrally located, downward-facing black lines that form a nearly 45-degree angle. — Fred Sandback

Four Variations on Two Diagonal Lines, 1976
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Two intersecting, slanted, black lines are centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, light-gray background. — Fred Sandback

Four Variations on Two Diagonal Lines, 1976
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Untitled #1, 1976
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Untitled #2, 1976
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A small beige rectangle is centrally placed on a larger off-white rectangle with two black lines intersecting perpendicularly near center of beige rectangle. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (black on beige), 1976
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An off-white rectangle includes a centrally located, goal-post-shaped, blue line that consumes most of the rectangle. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1976
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Two parallel, horizontally oriented, red lines are centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, rectangular, light-gray background. The lower line is slightly longer than the upper line. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1976
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Untitled (from "Ten Vertical Constructions"), 1977
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Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions, 1977
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Untitled (from "Ten Vertical Constructions"), 1977
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Untitled (from "Ten Vertical Constructions"), 1977
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Untitled (from "Ten Vertical Constructions"), 1977
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Dark threads are hung from the ceiling and run along the floor at 90-degree angles in an industrial gallery space. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions), 1977–79
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Dark threads are hung from the ceiling and run along the floor at 90-degree angles in a bright corridor in an industrial space. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions), 1977–79
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Red thread is suspended from the ceiling and runs along the floor at 90-degree angles in an industrial space. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions [rust red variation]), 1977–79
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Untitled (from Ten Vertical Constructions), 1977–81
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Untitled, 1978
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Untitled, 1978
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Untitled, 1978
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Untitled, 1978
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Untitled (one of nine constructions for the Rindge Studio), 1979
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Two dark threads hang from the ceiling to the floor in an industrial space. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (Two-part Vertical Construction), 1979
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A blue square with intersecting tan lines is centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, square, tan background. A faint signature and inscription are visible beneath the blue square. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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Sandback, Untitled, 1979 1980.708 — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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Untitled, 1979
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Sandback, Untitled, 1979 1980.710 — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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An off-white square includes a centrally located, smaller, blue square that contains one vertical white line that is intersected by three white outlines of rectangular forms. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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Untitled, 1979
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A blue square with intersecting tan lines is centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, square, tan background. A faint signature and inscription are visible beneath the blue square. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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Untitled, 1979
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A gold square with four vertical, tan lines is centrally placed on a horizontally oriented, square, tan background. A faint signature and inscription are visible beneath the gold square. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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An off-white square includes a centrally located, smaller, beige square that contains four vertically oriented, white lines and one horizontally oriented, diagonal, white line that connects the two inner lines. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1979
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Untitled, 1981
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Untitled (one of ten corner pieces), 1983
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Untitled, 1983
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Untitled, 1983
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Untitled (Four-part Relief Construction), 1983
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Five white threads, spaced evenly apart, are suspended between the top of the wall and the concrete floor. — Fred Sandback

Untitled, 1996
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A yellow thread is suspended from the ceiling and runs along the floor, creating a triangle in a white industrial space. A second work in dark thread is partially visible farther into the background. — Fred Sandback

Untitled (Two-part construction), 1996
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Exhibitions and Projects

Sandback_Untitled 1977_Photo Bill Jacobson_1_PR — Exhibition

Fred Sandback

Long-term view, Dia Beacon
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SAN_Sculpture_install_1996_ChelseaSandback — Exhibition

Fred Sandback: Sculpture

September 12, 1996–January 4, 1998, Dia Chelsea
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Watch & Listen

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Mary Ellen Carroll on Fred Sandback

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Andrea Fraser on Fred Sandback

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Carroll-Sandback — Mary Ellen Carroll on Fred Sandback
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Screen Shot 2022-10-26 at 2.57.01 PM — Fred Sandback at Dia Beacon
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