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ArmanAmerican, 1928–2005[Tubes of paint]
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Not on view at present
Where is “[Tubes of paint]” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Arman emerged as a major figure in the Nouveau Realisme (new realism) movement of the 1960s, which focused on new ways of “perceiving the real” and is in certain ways the French version of Pop art. By the late 1950s, Arman had already developed two of his best-known concepts: “Poubelle” (trash can), collections of garbage installed in galleries, cast in resin, or enclosed haphazardly in vitrines; and “Accumulation, ” sculptural arrangements of like objects organized into abstract patterns, also often cast in resin. In 1966, Arman created the first of his many resin-cast accumulations using paint tubes. This example, Untitled, typifies his approach to the subject. Building on the repetition of pattern, color, and form, Arman recontextualized the common paint container into a poetic recycling of everyday life into art.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2011.73.5
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Arman Studio Archives NY This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archives NY under number: APA#8013.68.169
In the life of Arman
The whole life1954–1972 · Workplace
Nice
1962–2005 · Workplace
New York City
27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968
Exhibition: 4. documenta
