Carol Bove's 'The Equinox' at MoMA reinterprets modernist icons with feminist critique
Carol Bove's exhibition 'The Equinox' at MoMA in December 2013 features seven sculptures that rework modernist art history. Works like 'The White Tubular Glyph' (2012) reference Robert Morris's geometric forms, while 'Terma' (2013) subverts Sol LeWitt's white cube structures into brass grids. 'Chesed' (2013) uses overlapping I-beams, and 'Disgusting Mattress' (2012) includes a rusted bed from Red Hook, Brooklyn. The show critiques Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s influence and corporate art, with a low plinth demarcating art from reality. It explores the blur between trash and treasure in a museum setting.
Key facts
- Carol Bove's exhibition 'The Equinox' was held at MoMA in December 2013
- The exhibition includes seven sculptures such as 'The White Tubular Glyph' (2012)
- Works reference modernist artists like Robert Morris and Sol LeWitt
- 'Disgusting Mattress' (2012) features a rusted bed from Red Hook, Brooklyn
- The show critiques Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s influence on art history
- A low plinth is used to separate the artworks from the real world
- The exhibition explores themes of feminist critique and corporate art
- It examines the distinction between trash and treasure in art contexts
Entities
Artists
- Carol Bove
- Robert Morris
- Sol LeWitt
- Richard Serra
- Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Institutions
- MoMA
- ArtReview
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Red Hook
- Brooklyn