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Wood (24.8 x 24.8 x 24.8cm), loudspeaker, duration 3h1\/2.<\/p>\n
Born in 1931, Robert Morris is considered, together with Donald Judd, one of the main theorists of Minimalism. Close to the composers La Monte Young and John Cage, his piece Box with the Sound of its Own Making<\/em> is at once a homage to Marcel Duchamp\u2019s Ready Made<\/em> and a contribution to developing the idea of a Minimalist sculpture in the wake of Process Art,<\/em> rejecting any Romantic approach to the process of artistic creation. The recording below is a simulation, a reconstruction made by Kate Blacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\tRobert Morris made this work in January 1961 in New York. The box is made up of six pieces of wood joined together to form a perfect cube 28 cm on each side.
\n\tDuring the three and a half hours that the construction of the box lasted, Robert Morris made an audio recording that captured all the noises of the construction: sawing, hammering, sanding, the artist\u2019s movements about his studio, and so on.
\n\tIn its principle of display, the box thus lets the spectator hear the sounds of its making, thanks to a small loudspeaker placed inside the box which allows the creation of the work to be reactivated in real time.
\n\tIn Morris\u2019s artistic circle, the box is also perceived as a form of musical performance. John Cage, visiting Morris\u2019s studio, considered the work a private concert, settling in front of it to listen to the entire recording.
\n\tEscaping any idea of artistic classification, Box with the Sound of its Own Making<\/em> brings to light the relationships that can unite sculpture and music, visual and acoustic perception, object and creative process.<\/p>\n