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Page numbers refer to the catalog Max Neuhaus: Evocare l'udibile (Milan: Charta, 1995).

1. p 27
Drawing:
Fan Music, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
66.5 x 79 cm; 66.5 x 52 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Rooftops of 137–141 Bowery, New York City
Dimensions: 100 x 60 meters
Extant: August 9–11, 1967

2. pp 28-29
Drawing:
Southwest Stairwell, 1992
Colored pencil on paper
82 x 52 cm; 82 x 34 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 20 meters
Extant: Fall, 1968

3. pp 30-31
Drawing:
Walkthrough, 1993
Pencil on paper
60 x 75 cm; 60 x 34 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Jay Street Subway Station, Metropolitan Transit Authority Building, New York City
Dimensions: 30 x 14 x 5 meters
Proposed: 1971
Extant: 1973–1977

4. pp 34-35
Drawing:
Round, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
49 x 79 cm; 49 x 31 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Old US Customs House Rotunda, New York City
Dimensions: elliptical rotunda, 20 x 60 x 15 meters
Extant: November 19–21, 1976

5. p 37
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Pencil on paper
60 x 97 cm; 60 x 27 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: Rooms, P.S.1, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City
Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 11 meters; 11 x 15 x 11 meters
Extant: June 9–26, 1976

6. p 41
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
55.5 x 99 cm; 55.5 x 28 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: Documenta 6
Location: Clearing in Karlsaue Park, Kassel, Germany
Dimensions: 30 meters in diameter
Extant: Summer–Fall, 1977

7. p 43
Drawing:
Times Square, 1992
Colored pencil on paper
74.5 x 96 cm; 74.5 x 79 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Since 2002, Dia Art Foundation, New York
Location: Pedestrian island between 46th and 45th Streets, New York City
Dimensions: triangle 6 x 12 meters
Proposed: 1973
Extant: 1977–1992 and 2002–Present

8. p 44-45
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
53 x 75 cm; 53 x 53 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Abby Aldrich Sculpture Garden, Museum of
Modern Art, New York City
Dimensions: 60 x 20 meters
Extant: Summer, 1978

9. p 47
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
68.5 x 90 cm; 68.5 x 24 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Stichting DeAppel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dimensions: 10 x 6 x 3 meters
Extant: September 27–30, 1978

10. p 51
Drawing:
Untitled, 1992
Pencil on paper
89.5 x 55 cm; 89.5 x 40 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Dimensions: 4 x 5 x 18 meters
Proposed: 1978
Extant: 1979–1989

11. pp 54-55
Drawing:
Five Russians, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
57 x 60 cm; 57 x 42.5 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: The Clocktower, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City
Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 11 meters
Extant: Fall, 1979

12. p 57
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
62.5 x 88 cm; 62.5 x 31 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Botanical Garden, Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dimensions: rotunda 30 x 20 meters
Extant: Summer 1980

13. pp 58-59
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Pencil on paper
30 x 97 cm; 30 x 30 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence,
Rhode Island
Dimensions: 8 x 16 x 3 meters
Extant: February 11 – March 10, 1983

14. p 61
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
59 x 72.5 cm; 59 x 30 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Villa Celle, Pistoia, Italy
Dimensions: 120 x 60 meters
Extant: 1983–1990

15. pp 64-65
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
53 x 89.5 cm; 53 x 27 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: ARC 2, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France
Dimensions: 10 x 15 x 4 meters
Extant: May 6 – June 12, 1983

16. pp 76-77
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
65.5 x 95.5 cm; 65.5 x 29 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland
Dimensions: 22 x 11 x 10 meters
Extant: October 2 – November 6, 1983

17. p 79
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
68.5 x 89 cm; 68.5 x 29.5 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: Promenades, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
Location: Pedestrian tunnel, Parc Lullin
Dimensions: 2 x 60 x 2 meters
Extant: June 9 – September 8, 1985

18. pp 66-67
Drawing:
Works For One Person, Number 1, 1993
Pencil on paper
56 x 35.5 cm; 56 x 33 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva, Switzerland
Dimensions: 4 x 5 x 3 meters
Extant: 1986–1993

19. pp 68-69
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
75 x 97 cm; 75 x 20 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Locmine, France
Dimensions: 120 x 200 meters
Proposed: 1985
Extant: 1986–1988

20. pp 38-39
Drawing:
Infinite Lines From Elusive
Sources #1
, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
59.5 x 121 cm; 59.5 x 40 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris, France
Dimensions: 8 x 16 x 5 meters
Extant: 1988–1990

21. pp 72-73
Drawing:
Sound Line, 1993
Pencil on paper
56 x 71 cm; 56 x 33 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: CNAC, Magasin, Grenoble, France
Dimensions: 2 x 60 x 18 meters
Extant: February 28 – April 10, 1988

22. pp 84-85
Drawing:
River Grove, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
45.5 x 67 cm; 45.5 x 43 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Roaring Fork River, Aspen, Colorado
Dimensions: 20 x 30 meters
Extant: Summer–Fall, 1988

23. p 87
Drawing:
A Bell for Sankt Cäcilien, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
57 x 90 cm; 57 x 28 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Park adjacent to Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany
Dimensions: 10 x 20 meters
Extant: 1989–1991

24. pp 88-89
Drawing:
A Large Small Room, 1993
Pencil on paper
61 x 86 cm; 61 x 32 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 3 meters
Extant: 1989–1992

25. pp 48-49
Drawing:
Two 'Identical' Rooms, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
40 x 77 cm; 40 x 52.5 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: Einleuchten, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
Dimensions: 14 x 8 x 11 meters; 14 x 8 x 11 meters
Extant: November 11, 1989 – February 18, 1990

26. pp 80-81
Drawing:
Two Sides of the 'Same' Room, 1993
Pencil on paper
61 x 90 cm; 61 x 26 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Dimensions: 6 x 8 x 3 meters
Extant: January 28 – April 22, 1990

27. pp 90-91
Drawing:
Three 'Similar' Rooms, 1989
Colored pencil on paper
Dimensions: approx. 45 x 70 cm; 45 x 50 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Galleria Giorgio Persano, Turin, Italy
Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 4 meters; 7 x 6 x 4 meters;
6 x 6 x 4 meters
Extant: 1990–Present

28. pp 70-71
Drawing:
Infinite Lines From Elusive
Sources #2
, 1990
Colored pencil on paper
45 x 50 cm; 45 x 63 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Galleria Giorgio Persano, Milan, Italy
Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 4 meters
Extant: 1990–1993

29. pp 74-45
Drawing:
Untitled, 1990
Colored pencil on paper
48 x 55 cm; 48 x 47 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: Lake Luzern, Switzerland
Dimensions: 150 x 100 meters
Extant: Summer–Fall, 1990

30. p 96
Drawing:
Three to One, 1992
Colored pencil on paper
89.5 x 74 cm; 89.5 x 40 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: Documenta 9
Collection: Documenta
Location: AOK Building, Kassel, Germany
Dimensions: 7 x 16 x 3 meters; 7 x 16 x 3 meters;
7 x 16 x 3 meters
Extant: 1992–Present

31. p 94-95
Drawing:
Untitled, 1993
Colored pencil on paper
51 x 63.5 cm; 51 x 27.5 cm


Sound Work References:
Location: CAPC Musée d'Art Moderne, Bordeaux, France
Dimensions: 3 x 10 x 4 meters; 3 x 10 x 4 meters
Extant: 1993–Present

32.
Drawing:
Untitled, 1996
Colored pencil on paper
65 x 56 cm; 65 x 56 cm;
65 x 27 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy
Location: Piazza di Castello
Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 2 meters; 8 x 4 x 2 meters
Extant: 1996–Present

33.
Drawing:
Untitled, 1999
Colored pencil on paper
45 x 190 cm; 45 x 22 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Swisscom, Worblaufen-Bern, Switzerland
Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 100 meters
Extant: 1999–Present

34.
Drawing:
Suspended Sound Line, 1999
Colored pencil on paper
64 x 70 cm; 64 x 52 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Kunst im öffentlichen Raum die Stadt Bern
Location: Lorrainestrasse 1, Bern, Switzerland
Dimensions: 3 x 30 meters
Extant: 1999–Present

35.
Drawing:
Intersection I, 2000
Colored pencil on paper
55 x 76 cm; 55 x 47 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: 48th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Dimensions: 15 meters in diameter
Extant: Summer 1999

36.
Drawing:
Untitled, 2001
Colored pencil on paper
44 x 78 cm; 44 x 26 cm


Sound Work References:
Exhibition: La Napoule Art Foundation, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France
Dimensions: 4 x 5 meters
Extant: Summer–Fall 2001

37.
Drawing:
La Barma, 2002
Colored pencil on paper
60 x 45 cm; 60 x 27 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Pierre Huber
Location: Saint Luc, Switzerland
Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.5 meters
Extant: 2002–Present

38.
Drawing:
Promenade du Pin, 2002
Colored pencil on paper
61 x 77 cm; 61 x 27 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Fonds Cantonale d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
Location: Park, Promenade du Pin
Dimensions: 2.6 x 10 meters
Extant: 2002–Present

39.
Drawing:
Time Piece Graz, 2003
Colored pencil on paper
66 x 100 cm; 66 x 32 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
Location: Kunsthaus am Landesmuseum Joanneum
Dimensions: 300 x 500 meters
Extant: 2003–Present

40.
Drawing:
Time Piece Beacon, 2005
Colored pencil on paper
87 x 120 cm; 87 x 32 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Dia Art Foundation
Location: Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York
Dimensions: 200 x 800 meters
Extant: 2005–Present
Inaugurated: 2006

41.
Drawing:
Eybesfeld, 2007
Colored pencil on paper
52 x 56 cm; 52 x 30 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: Conrad- Eybesfeld
Location: Estate of Bertran and Christine Conrad-Eybesfeld, Lebring, Austria
Dimensions: 4 x 5 meters
Extant: 2007–Present

42.
Drawing:
Time Piece Stommeln, 2007
Colored pencil on paper
59 x 63 cm; 59 x 32 cm


Sound Work References:
Collection: City of Pulheim
Location: Town Square, Stommeln-Pulheim, Germany
Dimensions: 137 x 54 meters
Extant: 2007-Present

43.
Drawing:
Sound Figure, 2007
Colored pencil on paper
56 x 67 cm; 56 x 29 cm


Sound Work References:
Sound Figure, 2007
Collection: The Menil Collection
Location: The Menil Collection, Houston
Dimensions: 4 x 4 meters
Extant: 2008-Present