Accumulation, 1973
Stamped print and rubber stamps in wood box with plexiglas, 45 x 30 x 8 cm (17¾ x 12 x 3 in). Co-published with John Gibson, New York. Edition limitied to 10 A.P. in black painted box with removable lid, signed and numbered on the print.
There was also a regular edition of 100, in a natural wood box.
EUR 5,000
Arman’s Accumulation edition from 1973 transforms ordinary rubber stamps into a densely layered sculptural composition. Numerous stamps bearing the word “ACCUMULATION” are piled inside a wooden box, while the same word is repeatedly stamped across the paper background, creating a striking interplay between the physical objects and their imprinted traces.
The work exemplifies Arman’s seminal Accumulations, in which repeated everyday objects are removed from their ordinary context and transformed through accumulation. By combining the stamps themselves with their repeated impressions, Arman turns the act of stamping into both subject and image, exploring repetition, multiplication and the relationship between object and representation. The work reflects his broader engagement with the objects of everyday consumer culture as a leading figure of Nouveau Réalisme.
Accumulation (1973) is part of the collection of MoMA, New York.
