
Doubling Back, 2003
Computer, computer script, video projector, haze machine. One cycle 30 minutes, in two parts (horizontal)
dimensions variable
edition of 5 with 1 AP
AMC-35
Line Describing a Cone, 1973
16mm projected installation, 30 minutes
open edition
AMC-45
Long Film for Four Projectors, 1974
16mm projected installation (for four projectors). One cycle 5.5 hours.
edition of 3 with 1 AP
AMC-49
Breath II, 2004
video projector, computer, digital file, haze machine
one cycle: 10 minutes
variable dimensions
edition of 5 with 1 AP
AMc-12
You and I, Horizontal, 2005
Computer, computer script, video projector, haze machine. One cycle 50 minutes, in six parts (horizontal).
edition of 5 with 1 AP
AMC-57
"Between You and I" (London), 2006
Fuji crystal archive chromogenic print mounted to Plexiglas
48 x 34 inches (121.9 x 86.4 cm)
edition of 7 with 2 APs
AMc-15
You and I, Horizontal (III), 2007
Computer, QuickTime movie file, two video projectors, two haze machines. One cycle 30 minutes, in two parts (horizontal).
dimensions variable
edition of 3 with 1 AP
AMc-24
Meeting You Halfway II, 2009
computer, digital file, video projector, haze machine
one cycle: 15 minutes
variable dimensions
edition of 5 with 1 AP
AMc-137
Coupling, 2009
video projector, computer, QuickTime Movie file, haze machine
one cycle: 16 minutes in four parts
variable dimensions
edition of 5 with 1 AP
work includes a signed and numbered certificate
AMc-119
Face to Face, 2013
computer, two video projectors, two haze machines, two double-sided
projection screens, Matrox splitter, QuickTime movie file one cycle: 30 minutes in two parts
edition of 3 with 1 AP
Programming: Eric Mika
AMc-183
Earthwork, 1972
16mm, color, magnetic sound, 2 minutes 20 seconds, transferred to DVD in 2007
edition of 15 with 2APs
AMC-42
Circulation Figures, 1972/2011
Room Installation comprised of two mirrors, one double-sided projection screen, 16 mm film transferred to QuickTime movie file, one video projector, four audio speakers, newsprint. Total running time: 36 minutes
dimensions variable
edition of 3 with 1 AP
AMc-158
Long Film for Ambient Light, 1975
Installation view at Dia:Chelsea, Light Industry
Site-specific film installation (room, altered windows, light bulb, statement, map). One cycle 24 hours.
unique in an edition of 5
AMC-51
Miniature in Black and White, 1972
81 slides, miniature Plexiglas screen, Kodak Carousel Projector
11 x 24 3/8 x 61 3/8 inches (28 x 62 x 156 cm)
edition of 5 with 2 APs
AMC-34
Landscape for Fire, 1972/2006
16mm color optical film with sound transferred to DVD, 7:30 minutes
edition of 15 with 3 APs
AMC-23
Column (Bending to the Wind), 2009
graphite on paper
paper: 55 3/4 x 38 inches (141.6 x 96.5 cm)
framed: 58 1/2 x 41 inches (148.6 x 104.1 cm)
AMc-130
Crossing the Hudson (April 12, the 295th night), 2009
pencil on paper in 3 parts
paper: 43 1/2 x 36 3/8 inches (110.5 x 92.5 cm) each
overall paper dimensions: 43 1/2 x 109 1/4 inches (110.5 x 277.5 cm)
framed: 47 1/2 x 113 1/4 inches (120.6 x 287.7 cm)
AMc-136
Study for Column II (Day/Cloud, Night/Fire), 2009
graphite wash, oil pastel on paper (diptych)
paper: 29 5/8 x 21 1/4 inches (75.2 x 54 cm) each
framed: 33 1/2 x 25 inches (85.1 x 63.5 cm) each
AMc-118a,b
Studies for "Breath", 2009
3 works: graphite on paper
1 work: pigment print
paper: 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches (34.9 x 27.3 cm) each
AMc-126a-d
Fire Cycles III, 1974
sequential study; colored pencil on graph paper
17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm) paper: 17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm)
AMC-WP.148
Fire Cycles III, 1974
sequential study; colored pencil on graph paper
17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm) paper: 17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm)
AMC-WP.147
Fire Cycles III, 1974
sequential study; colored pencil on graph paper
17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm) paper: 17 5/8 x 22 1/4 inches (44.8 x 56.5 cm)
AMC-WP.146
Fire Cycles II (Stockholm, September 3, 1973), 1973
vintage gelatin silver print
paper: 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
AMC-WP.135
"Coupling": Study for Projected, Solid-Light Installation, Guggenheim Museum, Rotunda to Floor, 2009
paper: 37 7/8 x 27 inches (96.2 x 68.6 cm)
AMc-186
Partial Cone, 1974
schematic drawing; graphite on paper
paper: 39 3/4 x 28 1/4 inches (101 x 71.8 cm)
signed, titled and dated by artist, recto
AMC-WP.176
Pencil Duration, 1974
graphite on paper
on verso: “short strokes, x1 in from each corner (heavy pressure). January 1974 NYC”.
paper: 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
AMC-WP.36
Partial Cone, 1974
Schematic drawing
ink and pencil on graph paper
paper: 12 5/8 x 17 7/8 inches (32.1 x 45.4 cm))
framed: 18 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches (46.4 x 59.7 cm)
AMC-WP.173
Long Film for Four Projectors, 1974
Installation study
photocopy and pencil on paper
paper: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.32 x 26.67 cm)
framed: 12 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (32.4 x 38.7 cm)
AMC-WP.181
Solid Light Through Air and Water, 1973
preparatory study. ink wash and pencil on paper
paper: 14 x 17 inches (35.6 x 43.2 cm)
AMC-WP.18
White Noise Installation, Surge on the Diagonal I, 1973/2008
ink and wash on paper
paper: 14 1/8 x 23 inches (35.9 x 58.4 cm)
framed: 16 3/4 x 25 3/8 inches (42.5 x 64.5 cm)
AMC-WP.12
In Circuit, 1974
Animation camera schema
pencil, colored pencil, and red ink on paper
paper: 22 x 30 inches (56 x 76 cm)
framed: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.4 cm)
AMC-WP.177
Yellow Solid, Black Solid, 1973
2 books, offset lithography on paper
book: 9 x 5 5/8 x 7/8 inches (22.9 x 14.3 x 2.2 cm) each
edition of 5
AMC-WP.203
Photo: Shinsuke Kishima
Anthony McCall is known for his ‘solid-light’ installations, a series that he began in 1973 with his seminal Line Describing a Cone, in which a volumetric form composed of projected light slowly evolves in three-dimensional space.
Occupying a space between sculpture, cinema and drawing, his work’s historical importance has been internationally recognized in such exhibitions as Into the Light: the Projected Image in American Art 1964-77 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2001-2); The Expanded Screen: Actions and Installations of the Sixties and Seventies at the Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria (2003-4); The Expanded Eye at the Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland (2006); Beyond Cinema: the Art of Projection at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany (2006-7); The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality and the Projected Image at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC (2008); The Geometry of Motion 1920s/1970s at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2008); and On Line at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2010-11).
McCall’s work has also been exhibited at, amongst others, the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (2004); Tate Britain, London, England (2004); Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne, France (2006); Musée de Rochechouart, France (2007); SFMoMA, San Francisco (2007); Serpentine Gallery, London, England (2007-8); Hangar Bicocca, Milan, Italy (2009); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (2009); Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (2010); Sprueth Magers/Ambika P3, London, England (2011); the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal (2011); the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany (2012); and the Faena Arts Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2013).
McCall’s work is represented in numerous collections, including, amongst others, Tate, London, England; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany; Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; SFMoMA, San Francisco; the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; and the Hirshhorn, Washington, DC.
Anthony McCall lives and works in New York.
For more information, please visit www.anthonymccall.com.
Installation video of Anthony McCall: Split Second at Sean Kelly, New York, December 14, 2018 - January 26, 2019, Video: Sean Mattison, Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York © Anthony McCall
VernissageTV: Anthony McCall: Solid Light Works / Pioneer Works, New York, March 6, 2018
Freunde der Nationalgalerie: Anthony McCall, Five Minutes of Pure Sculpture. August 17, 2016.
Arts Hub: Interview with Anthony McCall, December 5, 2016
Blouin ArtInfo: Anthony McCall's Notebooks & Duration Drawings, Jul. 9, 2015
TateShots: Anthony McCall – Line Describing a Cone, Aug. 13, 2008