Object Works – Charles Simonds

Ritual Objects, model, 1987, clay, sand, wood, and feathers, 1 x 7.5 x 9.5 in, Private collection.

Ritual Place , 1970, Clay, sand, and wood, 15 x 49.2 x 55 cm, Private Collection.

Wilted Towers, 1984

Grown Walls, 2011

Ritual Place , 1970, Clay, sand, and wood, 13 x 29 x 29 cm, Private Collection.

Abandoned Ritual Place 2001, clay, plaster, and sand, 41 x 41 x 36 in. Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey.

OBJECT WORKS

Simonds has created discrete “object” sculptures; some are imaginary places viewed on pedestals, others are freestanding sculptures. A chronological selection of images is available below.

1970-1979

Ritual Place , 1970, Clay, sand, and wood, 13 x 29 x 29 cm, Private Collection.

Ritual Place , 1970, Clay, sand, and wood, 15 x 49.2 x 55 cm, Private Collection.

Ritual Place , 1970, Clay, sand, and wood, 15 x 49.2 x 55 cm, Private Collection.

Labyrinth 1972, clay and wood, 24 ½” x 24 ½” x 11”, Collection Israel Museum.

Pyramid 1972, clay, sand, and wood, 38 x 51.7 x 64 cm, Private Collection.

People Who Live in a Spiral 1974, clay, sand, and wood, 30” in diameter, Collection of Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio

Abandoned Observatory 1975, clay, sand, and wood, 30” x 30” x 9 ½”, Collection Musee National d’Art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.

Park Model / Fantasy 2 1975, clay, sand, and wood, 6 x 20 x 30 in, Collection Musee National d’Art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.

Love Factory 1976, clay, sand and wood, 30” x 30” x 7”, Private Collection, Bari, Italy.

Ritual Place, 1977, one of two parts, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 6”, Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Circles and Towers Growing 4, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 6”.

Circles and Towers Growing 5, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 8”.

Circles and Towers Growing 7, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 7”.

Circles and Towers Growing 9 Ritual Garden, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 9”. Private collection Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania

Circles and Towers Growing 10 Ritual Tower, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 11”. Private Collection, Paris

Circles and Towers Growing 10 Ritual Tower detail, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 11”. Private collection Paris

Circles and Towers Growing 11 Ritual Furnace, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 6”. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York.

Circles and Towers Growing 12 Ritual Furnace, 1978, clay, sand and wood, 30 x 30 x 12”.

1980-1989

Head, 1991, clay and plaster, 15 x 11 x 8 in.

Singing Monkey, 1991, clay and cement, 35 ½ x 32 x 32 in.

Pyramid 1991, Clay, plaster and wood, 4 x 30 x 12” Centro Cultural, Arte Conteporaneo, Mexico

Head, 1993, Clay, plaster, wood, 35 ½ x 29 ½ x 26 in. Private Collection.

Man and Fish 1993, clay and wood, 32 ½ x 23 ½ x 10 in.

Untitled, 1993, clay and plaster, A:60 x 7 x 7 in; B:51 x 13 x 8 in; C:43 x 12 x 7 in., Collection IVAM, Valencia, Spain.

It, 1993, clay and plaster, 17 x 3 ½ x 3 ½ in.

I, Thou, 1993, clay and cement, 10 x 4 x 1 ft.

Staff, 1994, clay, sand, plaster, 69 x 6 x 6 in.

Untitled, 1994, clay, sand, plaster, 27 x 3 x 3 in.

Untitled, 1995, clay, sand, plaster, 104 x 9 x 9 in.

Houseplant 2, 1998, clay and plaster, 49 x 37 x 29 in.

Houseplant 1, 1998, clay and plaster, 35 x 25 x 30 in. Collection IVAM Valencia, Spain.

Houseplant 3, 1998, clay and plaster, 20 x 44 x 9 in.

Maze, 1998, clay and wood, 24 x 24 x 9 in. Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain (FRAC) Centre, Orleans, France.

Growing Towers, 1998, clay and wood, 29 x 29 x 19 in. Collection Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, Michigan.

Fortress, 1998, clay and wood, 23 ½ x 23 ½ x 11 in. Private Collection.

Untitled, 1997, clay and plaster, 67 x 19 x 10 in.Collection IVAM Valencia, Spain.

Untitled, 1998, clay and plaster, 26 x 8 x 8. In collection IVAM, Valencia, Spain

Smear II, 1998, clay, sand, and plaster, 8 x 6 x 18 inches

Rocks, 1999, clay and plaster, 15 x 19 ½ x 12 in.

Wall Dwelling 1999 Clay, plaster, wood, metal and sand 30 x 34 x 42” Private Collection Henry McNeil, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1990-1999

Torque, 1986, clay, sand, and wood,10 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection, Paris.

Smears, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 6 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection.

Ritual Garden MCA, 1983, clay, sand, wood, and blood, 8 x 30 x 30 in, Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Untitled, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 6 in.

Gate of Souls, 1981, clay, sand, and wood,9 x 30 x 30 cm, The Feiwell Collection, New York.

Brick Blossom, 1981, detail, clay, sand, and wood, 13 x 30 x 30 in, collection of Des Moines Museum, Iowa.

Rocks III, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 15 x 21 x 21 in, Collection of the artist.

Towers, 1982, clay, sand, and wood, 24 x 24 x 11 in, Collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Abandoned Gates, 1981, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 8”.

Refuge, model, 1987, clay, sand, and wood, 8 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection.

Leaves, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 6 x 24 x 24 in, Collection of Galerie Lelong, Paris.

Rock Flower, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 28 x 61 x 61 cm, Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Fallen Towers, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 6 in.

Red Flow, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 11 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection.

Tower and Wells, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 5 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection.

Rocks, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, destroyed.

Smear, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 3 x 22.5 x 22.5 in, Collection of IVAM, Valencia, Spain.

Stump, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 14 x 24 x 24 in, Private collection, Texas.

Abandoned Ritual Place, 1983, clay, sand, wood, and blood, 30 x 30 x 6 in.

Justice, 1981, clay, sand, and wood, 24 x 75.8 x 76 cm, Private collection.

Smear, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 6 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection, New York.

Firehouse, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 12 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection.

Towers, 1985, clay, sand, and wood, 11 x 24 x 24 in, Private collection, California.

Ritual Towers, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 9 in.

Bloom, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 14 x 24 x 24 in, Collection of the artist.

Ritual Tower, 1983, clay, sand, and wood, 30 x 30 x 8 in, Private Collection, London.

Fortress Garden, 1983, clay, sand, and wood, 24 x 24 x 7 in.

Fortress, 1983, clay, sand, and wood, 24 x 24 x 7 in.

Pod II, 1983, clay, sand, and wood, 11.5 x 24 x 24 in, destroyed.

Justice, 1981, detail, clay, sand, and wood, 24 x 75.8 x 76 cm, Private collection.

Stone Sprout, 1981, detail, clay, sand, and wood, 12 x 30 x 30 in, collection of the artist.

Rocks V, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 16 x 22.5 x 22.5 in, Private collection, Texas.

Pod I, 1983, clay, sand, and wood, 11.5 x 24 x 24 in, Collection of the artist.

Rocks, 1988, clay, sand, and wood, 8 x 19 x 19 in, Private collection, Paris.

Crossing, 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 9 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection, Paris.

Tower, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 21 x 30 x 30 in, Private collection, Texas.

Tree House, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 16 x 22.5 x 22.5 in, Private collection, Texas.

Whorl, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 10.25 x 24 x 24 in, Private Collection.

Wilted Towers, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 12 x 24 x 24 in, Private Collection, New York.

Rocks IV, 1984, clay, sand, and wood, 12 x 21 x 21 in, destroyed.

Rocks, 1988, clay, sand, and wood, 33.5 x 21 x 11 in, Private collection, Paris.

Ritual Objects, model, 1987, clay, sand, wood, and feathers, 1 x 7.5 x 9.5 in, Private collection.

Untitled (Yellow Cracks), 1986, clay, sand, and wood, 12.5 x 48 x 48 cm.

Floor Smear, 1989, clay, plaster, and sand, 26 x 9 x 11 in.

2000-Present

Touch 2000, clay, plaster, and sand, 19 x 7 x 13 in.

Dwelling, 2000, clay, plaster, wood and sand, 16 ½ x 26 ¾ x 24 in, Private Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

2001, Pulled detail

Long Rocks 2000, clay, plaster, sand, 72 x 57 x 32 in.

Tossed or Yellow Fall 2001, clay, plaster, and sand, 28 x 32 x 27 in.

Untitled 2001, clay, plaster, and sand, 19 x 15 x 34 in. Collection IVAM, Valencia, Spain.

Growing Towers Smear 2001 Clay, plaster, wood and sand 18” x 9” x 41” Collection of IVAM, Valencia, Spain

Fortress Smear, Charles Simonds: Retrospective IVAM, Valencia, Spain 2001, 28 x 9 x 23” Clay, plaster and wood Collection IVAM

Stretch 2001, (detail) clay, plaster, and sand, 26 x 28 x 18 in.

Pulled 2001, (detail) clay, plaster, and sand, 24 x 9 x 48 in.

Succulent 2001, clay, plaster, and sand, 24 x 21 x 59 in.

Abandoned Ritual Place 2001, clay, plaster, and sand, 41 x 41 x 36 in. Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey.

Rock 2004, clay, plaster, and sand, 12 1/2 x 6 ½ x 31 in.

Dwelling Clay, sand and wood 2004 Private Collection, New York

Dwelling 2006, clay and plaster, 9 x 13 x 18 in, Private collection, Spain.

Dwelling 2006, clay and plaster, 9 x 13 x 18 in, Private collection, Spain.

Dwelling 2006, clay and plaster, 9 x 13 x 18 in, Private collection, Spain.

Dwelling 2007, clay, plaster, polyurethane, wood, and sand 30 x 16 x 13 in.