Off the Wall

Wendell Castle, USA, 1969

Neon Wall Lamp
Made by Castle Studio
Gel-coated fiberglass-reinforced plastic and neon
Prototype, signed and dated "Wendell Castle 1969"
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Rogan Gregory, USA, 2019

Offspring Study
Gypsum and bronze
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Wendell Castle, USA, c. 1980

Sculptural Wall Element
Australian Lacewood

New York gallerist Alexander Milliken, who represented Wendell Castle in the 1980s, commissioned the artist to design carved paneling for his Soho loft, to which he responded by creating the present work. Castle considered the panel’s decorative scheme to be part of his Dr. Caligari series, inspired by Hermann Warm’s set designs for the classic 1920 horror film.
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