Sarah Sze

Triple Point (Pendulum)

2013

Salt, water, stone, string, projector, video, pendulum, and other materials

Not on view

Triple Point (Pendulum) was first exhibited at the 55th Venice Biennale, where Sze represented the United States
in 2013. The title is borrowed from the term “the triple point of water,” a reference to the state at which water can
coexist simultaneously in three forms: steam, ice, and liquid. Gathering the objects from the world around us, Sze creates a sculpture in a state of flux, hovering between many forms at once. The swinging pendulum, which defines the boundaries of the work, also seems to threaten its potential destruction. This sense of precariousness is a central theme in Sze’s work, as is the tension between wonder and anxiety generated by the profusion of information and objects in contemporary life.

Gallery label from

2019

Medium Salt, water, stone, string, projector, video, pendulum, and other materials
Dimensions Dimensions variable, approximately 150 x 210 x 200" (381 x 533.4 x 508 cm)
Credit Gift of the International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Agnes Gund, Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder, and Sharon Percy Rockefeller, in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the International Council
Object number 12.2014
Department Painting & Sculpture

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