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Frank Stella
Kagu1979-1980

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Abstract mixed-media relief painting with layered sculptural elements: a large cobalt-blue and white circle, a sweeping burgundy spiral, and bold turquoise, red, and orange forms against a crosshatched border
Mixed-media relief sculpture with layered abstract composition; a white circular form with blue border and a large maroon spiral dominate the center against a light blue background, with sweeping arcs in yellow, red, and blue; orange-and-green patterned border frames the recessed interior panel, with a projecting right side panel bearing orange brushed marks on a green grid.
Mixed-media relief construction viewed from a sharp angle, with painted and sculpted elements projecting outward from a rectangular support. Curving bands and angular shapes in red, blue, yellow, green, and pink overlap dynamically against a pale ground, with visible layering and gestural brushwork.

Frank Stella, Kagu, 1979-1980, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bea and Phil Gersh Fund, Modern and Contemporary Art Council Matching Fund with National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Plan Award, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Frank Stella
United States, 1936-2024
Title
Kagu
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1979-1980
Medium
Mixed media on aluminum
Dimensions
93 x 110 in. (236.22 x 279.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bea and Phil Gersh Fund, Modern and Contemporary Art Council Matching Fund with National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Plan Award
Accession Number
M.80.137
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Powell III, Earl A., Robert Winter, and Stephanie Barron. The Robert O. Anderson Building. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.
Copyright
© Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

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