Cubi 5198300 205477710 2008-04-14T03:02:21Z Doctormatt 1213465 added link to [[Cubi_VII]] - should probably be merged into this article [[Image:CUBI.JPG|thumb|right|150px]] [[Image:SMITH CUBI VI.JPG|thumb|left|right|150px|CUBI VI (1963), [[Israel Museum]], [[Jerusalem]].]] '''Cubi''' is a series of stainless steel sculptures, comprising of cubes, rectagular prisms, and the like. This series was the last project of [[David Smith (sculptor)|David Smith]], American contemporary sculptor. This series comprises 28 sculptures. David Smith was killed unexpectedly in a car crash soon after the completion of the last sculpture (titled Cubi XXVIII). === Cubi XXVIII === Cubi XXVIII, executed in 1965, is the name given to a large metal sculpture created by David Smith. Formerly housed at the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]], on [[November 9]], [[2005]], the sculpture became the most expensive work of [[contemporary art]] ever sold at auction, selling for $23.8 [[million]] at [[Sotheby's]] [[New York]] auction house to art dealer [[Larry Gagosian]] who was acting on behalf of billionaire art collector [[Eli Broad]]. "This exceedingly rare work was the pinnacle of a four-decade career," said Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's worldwide head of contemporary art and the auctioneer for the evening. ==See also== * [[Cubi VII]] == External links == * [http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/collections/4/work_16.htm Cubi XX] at the [[UCLA Hammer Museum]] * [http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_work_md_146B_2.html Cubi XXVII] at the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum]] {{sculpture-stub}} [[Category:Sculptures]]