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Artwork Survey: 1980s

Judy Pfaff

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  1. Ziggurat
    Installation view: Museem der stadt Köln, Cologne, Germany.
    1981
    Wood veneer, Plexiglas, organic matter, balsa wood, and paint
    Approximately 14 × 40 × 40 feet.

    © Judy Pfaff

  2. Frio
    1984
    Badlands
    Painted wood, poplar, and steel
    132 × 108 × 72 inches
    Private collection

    © Judy Pfaff

  3. Gu, Choki, Pa
    Installation view: Spiral / Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo, Japan.
    1985
    Steel, wood, plastic, organic materials, bamboo, lattice, signs, veneer paneling, Formica, steel grating, and paint
    20 × 40 (diameter) feet

    © Judy Pfaff

  4. Gu, Choki, Pa
    Installation view: Spiral / Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo, Japan.
    1985
    Steel, wood, plastic, organic materials, bamboo, lattice, signs, veneer paneling, Formica, steel grating, and paint
    20 × 40 (diameter) feet

    © Judy Pfaff

  5. N.Y.C. – B.Q.E.
    Installation view: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
    1987
    Painted steel, plastic laminates, fiberglass, wood, paint, lawn furniture, and awnings
    15 × 35 × 9 inches

    © Judy Pfaff

  6. N.Y.C. – B.Q.E.
    Installation view: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
    1987
    Painted steel, plastic laminates, fiberglass, wood, paint, lawn furniture, and awnings
    15 × 35 × 9 inches

    © Judy Pfaff

  7. Saturday, All Day
    1987-88
    Painted metal, wood, plastics, and signage
    84 × 72 × 36 inches
    Collection Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

    © Judy Pfaff

  8. Horror Vacui
    1988
    Painted steel and wire
    118 × 258 × 108 inches
    Collection of the artist

    © Judy Pfaff

  9. Drawing for Horror Vacui
    1988
    Mixed adhesive plastics on Mylar with iron frame
    103 3/4 × 124 inches
    Collection of the artist

    © Judy Pfaff

  10. Untitled (Chairs)
    1989
    Painted wood, steel, plastic and chairs
    144 × 120 × 108 inches
    Private collection

    © Judy Pfaff

  11. Moogie Cha from "Apple and Oranges"
    1986
    Painted lattice, Formica, and tin
    56 × 43 × 23 1/2 inches
    Private collection

    © Judy Pfaff

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