Stephen Kaltenbach, Slant Step Observations

In the Project Room: Stephen Kaltenbach, Slant Step Observations

Stephen Kaltenbach has for years made artworks (as have many other Bay Area artists) based on a funky, odd and humorous object: the “Slant Step.” Discovered and purchased in a thrift shop in 1965 by William T. Wiley, who then gave it to Bruce Nauman, when he was a young student, it has remained an obsession of many of his contemporaries over the decades. Our project room show includes several drawings, a multiple, and a video. These works by the usually deadpan Kaltenbach atypically embrace the humorous spirit of the Slant Step tradition. 

Stephen Kaltenbach, Marble Slant Step Monument, Graphite On Paper, 12 x 18", 1970 - Present