Loren Madsen1970-2010
Brick Path 1, 1970brick and steel wire8‘ long x 3’ wide x 3’ high
Board Piece, 19722x14 & 1x2 boards
30’ long x 4’ high x 2” deepScripps College, Ca
Untitled, 1973fire brick and steel rod16’ long x 3’ high x 2” wideRiko Mizuno Gallery, LA, Ca
Untitled Timber Piece, 19742x12, 4x6, 2x4 & 1x12 fir boards
30’ long x 10’ high x 5’ deepLong Beach CC, Ca
Leaning Wall maquette, 1975brick & sst. wire (proposed)
35’ long x 12’ high x 16’ deepMoMA, NY
Stacked Boards, 19752x6 & 1x2 fir boards19’ long x 10’ high x 6” deepMoMA, NY
Floating Arch, 1976brick , sst wire
35’ long x 35’ wide x 12’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
Wood Construction, 1976redwood and fir boards16’ long x 12’ high x 12” deepSite, SF, Ca
Wood Construction, II 1976redwood and fir boards
18’ long x 12’ high x 13” deepSite, SF, Ca
“L” for Walker, 1976brick & sst wire
60’ wide x 15’ high x 40’ deep
Walker Art Center, Mpls, MN
Inverted Pyramid, 1977brick & steel rod
31’ long x 13’ wide x 3’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
Ring Piece maquette, 197712” x 12” timberssize variable
Timber Ring, 19786x12 & 4x6 boards
44’ diameter x 4’ highGrant Park, Chicago
For Muso, 1978brick & sst wire
50’ long x 4’ wide x 15’ highZolla-Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
Slot, 197823” high x 29” widegraphite, ink & colored ink on paperCentre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Triangular Timber maquette, 1978timbers, excavation
size variable
Inverted Pyramid, Floating, 1979brick & sst wire
32’ long x 12’ high x 10’ deepHirschhorn Museum, Wash, DC
Sluice, 1980curved brick, cable
42’ long x 14’ high x 3’ deepOrange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, Ca
Floating Cross, 1980brick, sst wire
40’ x 4o’ x 24’ highWright State U., Oh
Floating Cross, 1980brick, sst wire
40’ x 4o’ x 24’ highWright State U., Oh
1st Bank Piece, 1981black granite, cable
30’l x 21’ deep x 83’ highMinneapolis, MN
Floating Ring, 1981vetter stone, cable16’ dia x 50’ long x 30’ highSSA Metro West, Baltimore, Md
Suspended Sentence, 1981acrylic blocks, cable
26’ long’ x 60’ wide x 37’ highArea2 Police Center, Chicago
Untitled installation, 1982wood constructions, oak timbers, wires, black granite, sand, slate, car jack
44’ long x 12’ wide x 11’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
Untitled, 1984glulam beams, cable
56’ long x 17’ wide x 40’ highChevy Chase, MD
Depart (maquette), 1984laminated wood, dowels, thread18” long x 12” wide x 12” high
Untitled (maquette), 1984laminated wood, thread
18” long x 6” wide x 6” high
Northrop maquette, 198418” long x 12” wide x 24” high
as proposed:bronze blocks, , sst pylons, cable
40’ long x 20’ wide x 45’ highLos Angeles, CA
Untitled, 1984glulam beam, sst pylons, cable58’ long x 30 wide x 20’ highHorton Plaza, San Diego, CA
Self-portrait, 1984(?)64 - 8” sq paper sheets (64” x 64”)dripped ink
For Next, 1986copper plates, silk thread40’ long x 6’ wide x11’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
For Next, 1986copper plates, silk thread40’ long x 6’ wide x11’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
Untitled, 1986glulam spruce & redwood beams
15’ long x 15’ wide x33’ highSchering Corp, Kenilworth, NJ
Bronze Arch, 1988bronze plates, hardware6’ long x 2’ wide x 4’ highMt. Holyoke College, MA
While, 1986256 steel plates, gun bluing, twisted wire18” diameter x 55” highprivate collection, Chicago
Barc (copper), 1990copper sheet, lead solder, cable8’ long x 16” wide x variable heightprivate collection, Los Angeles, CA
Untitled, 1991glulam beam, sst cable
32’ deep x 24’ wide x 52’ highLaGuardia CC, LIC, NY
maquette, 1990wood, mmLaGuardia CC, LIC, NY
Missing Matter, 1991copper, solder, laminated woods, tie wire60’ long x 50’ wide x 20’ highU. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Missing Matter, 1991copper, solder, laminated woods, tie wire60’ long x 50’ wide x 20’ highU. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Untitled, 1991copper plates, copper wire
57” long x 36” wide x 12” deep
Large Event, 1991laminated paldao and oak100” diameter x 12’ high (variable)
Small Event, 1991laminated paldao and oak80” diameter x 12’ high (variable)
Rack, 1992copper and lead solder53’ long x 5’ wide x 11’ highMcKee Gallery, NY
Rack maquette, 1992paper, copper paint, mm
Self-portrait, 1992composed of all the words in my coop lease, video scanned, digitized, plotted with ink on paper23” high x 29” wide
Skeleton, 1993(?)laminated ebony
12” diameter x 124” long
Knots, 1989-1994laminated & carved purpleheart wood200+ pieces/size variableMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Knots, 1989-1994laminated & carved purpleheart wood
200+ pieces/size variableMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Knots maquette, 1989-1994twisted bronze wire
numberthree, 1994carved cherry
25” high x 12” diameter
numbereight, 1995carved hornbeam19” high x 3” diameter
numberfour, 1994carved poplar70” high x 15” diameterMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Historical Abstract: CPI 1995laminated & carved basswood40” high x 26” wide x 29” deep
*Consumer price index
each layer = 1 year (1960-1994horizontal dimension = fuel costsvertical dimension = food costscenter line = housing costs
Historical Abstract: Humdef, 1995laminated & carved poplar48” high x 24” wide x 36” deep
each layer = 1 year (1945-1994horizontal dimension = US defense budgetvertical dimension = US spending on human servicescenter line = population
Loren Madsen ObjectsMcKee Gallery, NY, 1996
Echo, 1997bronze, sst cables, tiled towers62’ wide x 9.5’ deep x 49’ high
Japan Rail Kinschichio Station, Tokyo
Echo, 1997computer rendering
Historical Abstract: L&M*, 1998laminated & carved cherry46” high x 27” wide x 7” deep
*Love and Marraigeeach layer = 1 year (1940-1993)wide horizontal dimension = married birthsnarrow horizontal dimension = unmarried birthscenter line = birth rates
Historical Abstract: Pipes, 1998turned and ebonized poplarsmall: 7.5” diameter x 39” highlarge: 17.5” diameter x 39” high
From 1970 (bottom) to 1995 (top)large pipe = income of top 5% f US familiessmall pipe = income of middle 20% f US families
Untitled (titles), 199810 Iris prints, 30” x 30” eachMcKee Gallery, NY
6,000,000,000 Monkeys, 1999wood frame, plywood, aluminum gilt20’ diameter x 80’ long (variable)SUNY Stony Brook
The sculpture represents world populationfrom 10,000 BCE to 2000 CE. Half of all homo sapiens ever born are alive today
6,000,000,000 Monkeys, 1999wood frame, plywood, aluminum gilt20’ diameter x 80’ long (variable)SUNY Stony Brook
6,000,000,000 Monkeys clockwork, 1999birch plywood, hardwoods
10’ high x 30” wide x 80’ long (variable)SUNY Stony Brook
The clockwork drives a device which randomly distributes lettered balls, making words and sentences.
American Playhouse, 1999mahogany, pine, pegs80” x 80” x 30’ long (variable)Drury College, Springfield, MO
Each box represents expenditures, in the US, for various recreational activities, at the rate of 1 cubic inch = $1,000,000. Botanical gardens are on the extreme left,
illegal gambling on the extreme right.
Historical Abstract: C&P*, 1999laminated & carved mahogany
45” high x 10.5” wide x 62” deep
*Crime and Punishmenteach layer = 1 year (1926-1996)
horizontal dimension = US murder ratevertical dimension = US prisoners
center line = US population
One of every 100 american citizens in in jail, a rate which exceeds China or the Russian gulag
Landscape with Shadow, 1999Iris print on paper48” high x 72” long
horizontal dimension = US homicide rate per 100,000 populationcloud = US execution rate per 100,000 homicidesfrom 1930 (left) to 1996 (right)
Battle of the Titans at the End of the Millenium, 2000cast silver, black stone base10” diameter x 18” high
Combined Sotheby’s and Christies auction revenuesfrom 1990-98 for Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenbergand Jasper Johns
Corpse 2, 2000laminated and carved ash
84” long x 30” high x 16” wide
each layer = 1 year of agehorizontal dimension = non-gun murders
vertical dimension = gun murders at that agearch = number of shooters
Corpse 1, 2000laminated and carved poplar84” long x 30” high x 16” wide
each layer = 1 year of agehorizontal dimension = non-gun murdersvertical dimension = gun murders at that age
Tops, 2001ebonized poplar
36” diameter x 46” high
each ‘bead’ = 1 yearbead diameter = number of terrorist caused deaths
bottom disk = 2001
Self-portrait, 2003digital print24” high x 48” long
gods&demons, 2004300,000 glass beadssize variableMcKee Gallery, NY
each bead represents 10 book titles containing the indicated word
gods&demons, 2004300,000 glass beadssize variableMcKee Gallery, NY
Worry (Prayer) Beads, 2004hemalite and carnelian beads
ca 7” diameter
carnelian: size proportional to number of deaths due to terrorismhemalite: no terrorist deaths
Wood Rack, 2006carved manzanitta24” long x 8” high
table, 2007carved fir with redwood splints24” diameter x 30” high
weather, 2008Iris print on paper
24” x 24”
probability of rain over 15year period, week by week
table, 2008carved fir, oak legs
24” diameter x 36” high
bowl, 2009carved madron burl
16” diameter x 9” high
Length of Day, Sunrise to Sunset, Year Around, Northern California, 2009
computer rendering
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