A Computer which will solve Every Problem in the World / 3-12 Polygon

Walter De Maria (in 1984)

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Severe in form and sparkling in the light, the 75 stainless steel rods of this floor sculpture radiate a compacted energy. In this sculpture, which was specially conceived by De Maria for the first-floor gallery in the museum, a strict order prevails. Beginning with a row of three triangular rods, the sculpture ends with one of twelve almost circular twelve-sided rods. The length of the rods determines the dimensions: there is a metre between each of the parallel rows and the succesive rows are a metre longer on one side each time. Despite this lucid, serial structure, the sculpture is of a great visual complexity and each change of viewpoint produces a new image. Not only because of this complexity, but also and above all because of the silence and concentration it emanates, this sculpture compels a contemplative approach.

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Title	A Computer which will solve Every Problem in the World / 3-12 Polygon
Material and technique	Polished stainless steel
Object type	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 19 m Width 12,5 m Depth 21,3 m
Artists	Artist: Walter De Maria
Accession number	BEK 1603 a-d (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1984
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1984
Creation date	in 1984
Internal exhibitions	SHINE (2003)
External exhibitions	Walter De Maria, A Computer Which Will Solve Every Problem in the World / 3-12 Polygon 1984 (2011)
Material	Stainless steel > Steel > Steel alloy > Iron > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The United States of America > North America > America