GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Burton's work is concerned with furniture, the forms of which are created in hard materials like granite, which seem antagonistic to the function of furniture. Burton, however, carefully considers the human use of his monumental creations; they are comfortable to sit on, despite their massive appearance and seemingly hard surface. This tension calls into play the spatial and tactile relationships between a museum-goer's body and the works of art they encounter.
Granite settee consists of six blocks of granite shaped into irregular geometric forms and placed together with no bonding material. The stark blocks suggest a prehistoric shrine, which is, paradoxically, congenial and usable.
Adapted from
- Anne R. Bromberg, Dallas Museum of Art: Selected Works (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1983), 195.
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Burton_Scott: ULAN: 500024444
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New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
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granite (rock): AAT: 300011183
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furniture: AAT: 300037680
Postminimalism: AAT: 300112731
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
public art: AAT: 300056501
sculpture garden: AAT: 300008116
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
settees: AAT: 300038595
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PROVENANCE
1983: Dallas Museum of Art, joint gift of Robert K. Hoffman, the Roblee Corporation, Laura L. Carpenter, Nancy M. O'Boyle, and an anonymous donor, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The main source for this provenance is the Object Summary dated March 30, 1999, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collection Records object file.
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- Burton began his career as a performance artist in the 1970s, and initially began creating furniture for use in performances.
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General Description
Burton's work is concerned with furniture, the forms of which are created in hard materials like granite, which seem antagonistic to the function of furniture. Burton, however, carefully considers the human use of his monumental creations; they are comfortable to sit on, despite their massive appearance and seemingly hard surface. This tension calls into play the spatial and tactile relationships between a museum-goer's body and the works of art they encounter.
Granite settee consists of six blocks of granite shaped into irregular geometric forms and placed together with no bonding material. The stark blocks suggest a prehistoric shrine, which is, paradoxically, congenial and usable.
Adapted from
- Anne R. Bromberg, Dallas Museum of Art: Selected Works (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1983), 195.
Fun Facts
- Burton began his career as a performance artist in the 1970s, and initially began creating furniture for use in performances.
Archival Resources
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Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Burton_Scott: ULAN: 500024444
Cultures
Geography
New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
Process/materials
granite (rock): AAT: 300011183
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
furniture: AAT: 300037680
Postminimalism: AAT: 300112731
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
public art: AAT: 300056501
sculpture garden: AAT: 300008116
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
settees: AAT: 300038595
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1983: Dallas Museum of Art, joint gift of Robert K. Hoffman, the Roblee Corporation, Laura L. Carpenter, Nancy M. O'Boyle, and an anonymous donor, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The main source for this provenance is the Object Summary dated March 30, 1999, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collection Records object file.
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