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Added Pleasure

Artist John Chamberlain (American, 1927 - 2011)

Date1975-1982

CultureAmerican

MediumPainted and chromium plated steel

ClassificationSculpture

ProvenanceJohn Chamberlain, 1982-1983; puchased by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1983-present.

Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1983

Object numberSN5533

John Chamberlain's agglomeration of auto body parts is more forceful than lyrical. Added Pleasure is aggressively put together and seemingly carelessly covered with spray paint. The sculpture is muscular in volume, and the compressed parts seem to expand rather than contract.

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Collections

Modern and Contemporary Art

DimensionsOverall (SN5533): 111 × 53 × 36 in., 309 lb. (281.9 × 134.6 × 91.4 cm, 140.2 kg)
Overall (SN5533a): 53 × 49 × 19 1/2 in., 109 lb. (134.6 × 124.5 × 49.5 cm, 49.4 kg)
Overall (SN5533b): 80 × 39 3/4 × 29 1/2 in., 200 lb. (203.2 × 101 × 74.9 cm, 90.7 kg)
Overall (SN5533f): 5 1/2 × 42 × 88 in., 101 lb. (14 × 106.7 × 223.5 cm, 45.8 kg)
Overall (SN5533g): 4 1/2 × 60 × 60 in., 100 lb. (11.4 × 152.4 × 152.4 cm, 45.4 kg)