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Sam Taylor-Johnson — Travesty of a Mockery (diptych)
Sam Taylor-Johnson

Travesty of a Mockery (diptych)

Sam Taylor-Johnson's *Travesty of a Mockery* is a diptych consisting of two chromogenic prints that together create a striking and emotionally charged visual narrative. The work reflects Taylor-Johnson's signature approach of capturing raw human expression and vulnerability, often blurring the boundaries between performance and authenticity. The pairing of the two images invites the viewer to consider tension, duality, and the complex theatricality of human emotion.

Medium
diptych: chromogenic prints

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February 29, 2016

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Sam Taylor-Johnson, Travesty of a Mockery (diptych)

Sam Taylor-Johnson's *Travesty of a Mockery* is a diptych consisting of two chromogenic prints that together create a striking and emotionally charged visual narrative. The work reflects Taylor-Johnson's signature approach of capturing raw human expression and vulnerability, often blurring the boundaries between performance and authenticity. The pairing of the two images invites the viewer to consider tension, duality, and the complex theatricality of human emotion.

Medium
diptych: chromogenic prints
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Bold, Conceptual, Red, Diptych, Chromogenic Print, Portrait, British, Figurative, Black and White, Contemporary

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