Top: Nancy Graves, Variability of Similar Forms. 1970
Bottom: Eva Hesse, 7 Poles. 1970
In 1970, while Eva Hesse was in between hospital stays for a brain tumor, she visited her friend, fellow artist Nancy Graves, and saw a work in progress; “Variability of Similar Forms” (1970). Later, Eva played with this idea and began work on her final sculpture known as “7 Poles”. Although near the end of her life, Hesse never stopped looking for inspiration and working on new ideas.
Photo of “7 Poles” in Hesse’s Bowery studio by Chris Gianakos.
Photo of Graves “"Variability of Similar Forms” by John Winder
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