Rooftop Air Conditioner
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Not on view at present
Where is “Rooftop Air Conditioner” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
Born in New York City, Neil Maurer worked as a reporter and writer before turning his focus to photography in 1969, earning a Masters of Fine Arts in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind in 1975. In this work made around the time of his graduation, we see the influence of Minimalism—the rooftop air conditioner presented almost like a Donald Judd sculpture—as well as a related interest in the spare, “man-altered landscape” brought into focus by the New Topographics exhibition at the George Eastman House the same year.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1991.1164
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
