Untitled (Art is Love is God)

Untitled (Art is Love is God), 1955, Robert Alexander. Wooden box, photograph, bullet, and paper. 3 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 3 5/16 in. The Getty Research Institute, Charles Brittin Papers, 2005.M.11.29. Courtesy of the Temple of Man, Inc.
On View at the Getty Center: Greetings from L.A.: Artists and Publics 1950-1980
Robert Alexander and Wallace Berman first met in 1945, and became fast friends and artistic collaborators—“soul mates,” in Alexander’s words. This collapsible, rough-hewn box pays homage to Wallace Berman through both the photograph and the inclusion of Berman’s constant artistic credo “Art is Love is God.”