Cigarette (1/3) Explained

Cigarette
Artist:Tony Smith
Imperial Unit:in
Metric Unit:cm

Cigarette is a public artwork by United States artist Tony Smith, located on the grounds of the Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The work is a minimalist piece of environmental sculpture created by in 1961. The sculpture is over 15 feet tall and made of flat planes of steel in a twisted form.[1] This is the first in an edition of three (with one artists proof); no. 2 is at MOMA in New York.

A small scale version of the work is in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cigarette catalog entry. Albright Knox Art Gallery. 2 July 2012.