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Mel Bochner
Language Is Not Transparent [Duplication Master]1970

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No image
Artist or Maker
Mel Bochner
United States, 1940–2025
Title
Language Is Not Transparent [Duplication Master]
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1970
Medium
Chalk on paint and wall
Dimensions
Template: 36 x 48 1/4 in. (91.44 x 122.56 cm); Installation: 72 x 48 1/4 in. (182.88 x 122.56 cm)
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2004.61.DPM
Classification
Conceptual Art
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie, Michel Draguet, and Sara Cochran. Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Belgium: Ludion, 2006.
  • Kleeblatt, Norman L. Mel Bochner: Strong Language. New York: Jewish Museum, 2014.
  • Meyer, James. Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959-1971. Washington: National Gallery of Art; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.