OBS-ART-081
Carl Andre — Timber Works
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Line as Tension
OBS-ART-081
Systems of Clarity
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-081
Origin:
USA
Era:
1960s–present
Themes / Lineage:
modular logic • ground relation
Field Notes:
unit • relation • mass
Quiet Modernism appears here as equilibrium sustained through linear tension.

Line as Tension

Carl Andre — Timber Works

A line is held taut between points.

Release is withheld.

Tension persists.

What remains unresolved?
A line is often expected to release stress, yet tension persists. Forces pull without closure. What continues is strain sustained between points.

A line is often expected to release stress, yet tension persists.

Forces pull without closure.

What continues is strain sustained between points.

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