II-b
Hanne Darboven
German, 1941–2009
1970-73
A sequence of twenty-eight typewritten-and-ink-on-paper panels in which Hanne Darboven systematically records numbers, dates, and small texts to measure and visualize the passage of time.
At first glance it appears as a pale, austere grid stretching across many sheets, and up close the tiny, repetitive typewritten numerals, shaded blocks, and penciled marks form a rhythmic, ledger-like accumulation that turns time into a delicate visual pattern.
The work is a key example of Darboven’s calendar-based serial practice that transformed chronological systems into minimalist, conceptual drawings, opening new ways for artists to represent duration, repetition, and the translation of language and number into visual form.
Medium
Ink and typewriting on twenty-eight pieces of paper
Dimensions
28 panels: each 11 1/2 x 33" (29.3 x 83.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Ileana Sonnabend
Accession
374.1984.a-bb
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