David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy Tours with Chief Curator Christopher Bedford

Here's your chance to see an exhibition the Columbus Dispatch called "compelling, thought-provoking…thrilling to behold," with an extremely knowledgeable guide, Christopher Bedford, the chief curator of exhibitions at the Wexner Center.

Please register using the form below.

David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy, which is ending its run here on April 15, offers a rare opportunity to view an outstanding collection of David Smith’s sculpture along with unusual examples of his paintings, drawings, and photographs, some of them never previously exhibited. Bedford has a unique perspective on the exhibition, dating back to its formative research, when he was on the staff of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He and Director Sherri Geldin also worked closely together to bring Cubes and Anarchy, which was not originally scheduled to tour, to Columbus.

For those of you who haven’t yet found the right moment to visit the exhibition, or who might want to take one more walk through the galleries, the tours present an extra incentive to make time for a truly remarkable arts experience. As Christopher says, "these artworks will never be assembled again, so it’s no overstatement to say that this represents a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to experience the full depth and breadth of the most important American sculptor of the 20th century." The tours are absolutely free, but we do ask that you register in advance.

Meet at the entrance to the galleries at the tour's start time.

Tour Schedule
Tue, April 10 | 12:30 PM (why not have lunch at Heirloom, too?)
Thu, April 12 | 6 PM REGISTRATION FULL
Sun, April 15 | 1 PM REGISTRATION FULL
Sun, April 15 | 2:30 PM (last chance)



This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by Alice and Nahum Lainer, the National Endowment for the Arts, Gagosian Gallery, and the Steven F. Roth Family Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Steaven K. and Judith G. Jones Foundation, Myron Laskin, Agnes Gund, Dorothy R. Sherwood, Terri and Michael Smooke, the Dedalus Foundation, Ellie and Mark Lainer, and the Lipman Family Foundation.

Its presentation at the Wexner Center is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities and a generous grant from the Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation.

Click through for complete image credits. Image credits:
1)
David Smith
Cubi I, 1963
Stainless steel
124 x 34 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches
Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Special Purchase Fund
© The Estate of David Smith/VAGA, New York
Photo: David Smith, courtesy The Estate of David Smith

2)
David Smith
Untitled, 1961
Stainless steel
12 x 10 x 3 inches
The Estate of David Smith
© Estate of David Smith / VAGA, New York
Photo: Robert McKeever, courtesy Gagosian Gallery

3)
David Smith
Sentinel II, 1956–57
Stainless steel
71 3/8 x 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
© Estate of David Smith / VAGA, New York
Photo: Lee Stalsworth, courtesy the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

4)
David Smith
Untitled, 1947
Oil on canvas
9 x 12 inches
The Estate of David Smith
© Estate of David Smith / VAGA, New York
Photo: Robert McKeever, courtesy Gagosian Gallery

5)
David Smith
Blue Construction, 1938
Sheet steel with baked-enamel finish
36 1/4 x 28 1/2 x 30 inches
The Estate of David Smith, courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
© The Estate of David Smith/VAGA, New York
Photo courtesy the Estate of David Smith, NY