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Sandback is primarily known for his
Minimalist works made from lengths of colored yarn. The artist's early interest in stringed musical instruments led him to make dulcimers and banjos as a teenager. In 1967, he produced the sculpture that would establish the terms of his mature work. Using string
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373:, which was closed in 1996. Dia presented exhibitions of his works in 1988 and in 1996â97. In 2007 the Fred Sandback Archive, a non-profit organization was established primarily to create and maintain an archival resource on Sandback's work. At
430:. Munich: Galerie Fred Jahn in co-production with StÀdtisches Museum Leverkusen, Schloss Morsbroich, 1987. Texts by Rolf Wedewer and Fred Jahn. Another edition, without the text of Rolf Wedewer, was published as
446:. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, in association with Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1991. Texts by Suzanne Delehanty, Richard S. Field, Sasha M. Newman, and Phyllis Tuchman.
663:. Berlin: Hatje Cantz; Mexico City: Proyectos Monclova, 2017. Texts by Federica Zanco, Daniel Garza Usabiaga; discussion with Roger Duffy, Amavong Panya, Lilian Tone, and Edward Vazquez.
550:. Cambridge, England: Kettleâs Yard, 2005. Texts by Elizabeth Fisher, Michael Harrison, Lynne Cooke, and Fred Sandback. Published with separate insert documenting the exhibition.
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568:. Laramie: University of Wyoming Art Museum, 2006. Texts by Susan Moldenhauer and David Raskin.
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