Billy Apple® New Zealand, 1935-2021
20 x 28 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches
Further images
Six-coloured circular 12 mm clear and fluorescent powder-coated glass tubing pumped with argon/neon gas, chrome-plated steel T-stands, porcelain-enamel coated steel base, 1200 V 30mA transformer, power supply 110 V, original USA plug.
This work was the centrepiece of the Bianchini exhibition. It was subsequently included in Kunst-Licht-Kunst at the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, in 1966, where it was titled Round Table Motif. Apple calls this work “360º Rainbow” in an unpublished interview by Judson Rosebush III transcribed, edited and sent to the artist in February 1970 (see typescript, Billy Apple® Archive).
Provenance
Direct from the artistExhibitions
Kunst-Licht-Kunst, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 25 September – 4 December 1966, cat. no. 37 ill.Billy Apple, Rainbows 1965, The Mayor Gallery, London, 18 May – 27 July 2022, cat. no. 37 ill.
Literature
Natalie Edgar, ‘Reviews and Previews: Billy Apple’, Art News, January 1966, p. 12 (360º Rainbow illustrated on p. 13 as “Untitled neon sculpture”).
Artis: Das aktuelle Kunstmagazin, Germany, December 1966 (works by Baranoff, Moholy Nagy, Ray, USCO, ZERO, Apple, Raysse, and Antonakos illustrated)