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Marian Zazeela

La Monte Young

Two Propositions in Black, from S.M.S. No. 1

1968

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  • Artist Marian Zazeela (American, 1940–2024)
    La Monte Young (American, b. 1935)
  • Title Two Propositions in Black, from S.M.S. No. 1
  • Date 1968
  • Medium Construction paper
  • Dimensions unframed | 10 x 24 in.
  • Credit line University purchase, 1990
  • Object number WU 1990.13.1 C

Postwar Prints and Multiples: Investigating the Collection
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 02/02/2018 - 04/16/2018

1990
Randall Galleries

Left side: the more nearly two pitches are / perfectly in tune the further / apart the beats will occur requiring more time — longer durations — / to play more perfectly in tune. / upon awakening / ca. 4:21 PM / before 4:24:20 PM / 30 IV 67 N Y C

Right side: Tuning is a function of time. / Since tuning an interval / establishes the relationship of / two frequencies in time, the / degree of precision is proportional / to the duration of the analysis, / i.e., to the duration of / timing. It is necessary to / sustain the frequencies for longer durations if higher / standards of precision / are to be achieved and studied. /ca. 26 VI 67 – / ca. 9 VIII 67 / N Y C

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