Where is a sort of Mondrian mural in Manhattan?

February 25, 2023 1:45 AM

I remember an article about a mural painted in a NYC office entrance that was in the style of Mondrian, but slightly different. The black lines were parallel, but didn't meet at a ninety degree angle. Did I hallucinate this, or has some else seen it?
posted by Marky to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Julie Mehretu's mural at Goldman Sachs? It was featured in a New Yorker article... the black lines are not parallel, though.
posted by miles per flower at 5:39 AM on February 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

Could it have been a Sol LeWitt wall drawing? Some of his stuff is vaguely Mondrian-like, and I've seen his wall drawings in private buildings occasionally. His estate effectively licenses the instructions for the drawings to museums and other institutions who want to reproduce the drawings on their walls. (The listing on that page is not an exhaustive list of his catalogue, but it might help you recognize his style.)

I have no idea where in NYC his wall drawings might be installed, but the name might help you track it down if it's correct.
posted by Johnny Assay at 5:40 AM on February 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

Could it have been something by Sarah Morris?
posted by kd2luw at 7:19 AM on February 25, 2023

Best answer: I believe it's "Relational Painting No. 88, 1960" by Fritz Glarner at 1271 Avenue of the Americas (former Time Life Building). See this New York Times article for some detail about the building (pg. 19, "Press 'L' for Landmark"). You can see an image in this article "MOMA.org Staff Picks: Art Around Midtown."
posted by cocoagirl at 9:01 AM on February 25, 2023 [4 favorites]

There's a Sarah Morris mural in the entrance to the UBS building at 1285 6th Avenue. You can see it clearly in Google maps as well as at their art collection site. The lobby there is designed to be a rotating open art gallery - anyone can walk around and look at the art.

There are also a few murals on 6 1/2 ave in the arcade between 51st and 52nd but I can't off the top of my head remember who they're by.
posted by rdnnyc at 9:22 AM on February 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

There are also a few murals on 6 1/2 ave in the arcade between 51st and 52nd

They're Sol LeWitt; we walked through there last week, as if in anticipation of this question
posted by Sweetie Darling at 10:41 AM on February 25, 2023

Manhattan by Josef Albers?
posted by deeaytch at 12:18 PM on February 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks cocoagirl, that's it. You even got the article.
posted by Marky at 1:41 PM on February 25, 2023 [1 favorite]