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Math Bass — Newz!
Math Bass — Newz!
Math Bass

Newz!

2018

Newz! belongs to a body of work Math Bass began in 2012, in which each piece in the series shares the same four-letter title whose characters, N, E, W, and Z, can be rotated to yield Z, W, M, and N. That simple act of turning familiar letterforms on their axes collapses legibility into apparent nonsense, and the transformation is as conceptually rich as it is visually immediate. Bass uses this mechanism to draw attention to how meaning is constructed rather than inherent, revealing the thin and contingent boundary between a readable word and an arbitrary arrangement of shapes. Realized as an archival pigment print, the 2018 work demonstrates Bass's sustained interest in language, perception, and the instability of signs. The archival medium suits the conceptual rigor of the project, preserving the precision of the image while lending it the physical permanence that belies the mutability at the work's core. Issued in an edition of 36 and signed by the artist, this example occupies a meaningful position within the series, offered framed with archival treatment at dimensions of approximately 76.2 by 81.3 centimeters. Available through Richard Levy Gallery, this print represents an accessible point of entry into a sustained and intellectually coherent practice. Collectors drawn to work that interrogates semiotics and the politics of representation will find in Newz! a quietly radical object, one that rewards prolonged attention and sits comfortably alongside work by artists engaged with post-structuralist thought and the visual language of communication.

Medium
Archival pigment print
Sheet
Signed
Yes

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Math Bass, Newz!, 2018

Newz! belongs to a body of work Math Bass began in 2012, in which each piece in the series shares the same four-letter title whose characters, N, E, W, and Z, can be rotated to yield Z, W, M, and N. That simple act of turning familiar letterforms on their axes collapses legibility into apparent nonsense, and the transformation is as conceptually rich as it is visually immediate. Bass uses this mechanism to draw attention to how meaning is constructed rather than inherent, revealing the thin and contingent boundary between a readable word and an arbitrary arrangement of shapes. Realized as an archival pigment print, the 2018 work demonstrates Bass's sustained interest in language, perception, and the instability of signs. The archival medium suits the conceptual rigor of the project, preserving the precision of the image while lending it the physical permanence that belies the mutability at the work's core. Issued in an edition of 36 and signed by the artist, this example occupies a meaningful position within the series, offered framed with archival treatment at dimensions of approximately 76.2 by 81.3 centimeters. Available through Richard Levy Gallery, this print represents an accessible point of entry into a sustained and intellectually coherent practice. Collectors drawn to work that interrogates semiotics and the politics of representation will find in Newz! a quietly radical object, one that rewards prolonged attention and sits comfortably alongside work by artists engaged with post-structuralist thought and the visual language of communication.

Medium
Archival pigment print
Dimensions
sheet: 76.2 x 81.3 cm
Year
2018
Edition
of 36
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Richard Levy Gallery

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