Primary Structures Exhibition of 1966

In 1966, the Jewish Museum hosted an exhibition which introduced a new emerging trend in sculpture, presented as “New Art”. Titled Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors, the show presented works which shared general characteristics of scale, simplified geometry and smooth, often colorful, industrial surfaces.

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Title: Installation view of the exhibition ‘Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors’. The Jewish Museum, NY, April 27 – June 12, 1966
Location: The Jewish Museum
City: New York
Country: USA
Period/Style: Modern and Contemporary Art
Genre: Documentary

Note: Photo by Ambur Hiken.

Credits: Photo The Jewish Museum/Art Resource/Scala, Florence