Primary Structures, which takes its name from the 1966 seminal exhibition of Minimalist sculpture, is a theatrical tableau of classical columns which plays with and rejects Minimalist principles, including the Minimalists» rejection of pedestals. (museumpublicity.com)
Instead of serial units, Benglis gives us a pool of swaggering blue velvet and ersatz classical columns, which act as plinths for kitschy objects including a toy car. (apollo-magazine.com)
Before barreling through the Bronx, Robert Moses commissioned its heavy stone walls, modernist lack of ornament, and spindly classical columns for the 1939 World's Fair. (haberarts.com)