Known for his minimalist sculpture made from store-bought acrylic colored yarn, Fred Sandback was based in New York City. His most characteristic works gave the impression of geometric forms with yarn pieces of varying lengths stretched between different points on walls, ceilings, and floors of exhibition venues. To the eyes of many viewers, the thin, rather fuzzy yarn created an illusion as though they were transparent planes.

His goal with these illusions of perception was to focus the viewer on that which was happening in front of them and not on the past or the future. Devoid of solid objects, his work was intended to heighten sensitivity to the feelings of moving about in space.

Sandback established his studio in Rindge, ...