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Jonathan Monk — Near Death Experienced (after Jack Goldstein after Chris Burden after)
Jonathan Monk

Near Death Experienced (after Jack Goldstein after Chris Burden after)

A meticulously rendered painting in oil on canvas, this work by Jonathan Monk revisits and layers the performative legacy of Chris Burden's harrowing 1975 action, filtered through Jack Goldstein's subsequent photographic interpretation. Monk's act of repainting situates the work within a chain of artistic transmission, interrogating notions of authorship, originality, and the mediation of experience across generations. The Plexiglas frame further distances and preserves the image, reinforcing the work's central concern with how art historical events are mythologized and passed down.

Medium
oil on canvas, in Plexiglas frame

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Under the Influence

March 7, 2014

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Jonathan Monk, Near Death Experienced (after Jack Goldstein after Chris Burden after)

A meticulously rendered painting in oil on canvas, this work by Jonathan Monk revisits and layers the performative legacy of Chris Burden's harrowing 1975 action, filtered through Jack Goldstein's subsequent photographic interpretation. Monk's act of repainting situates the work within a chain of artistic transmission, interrogating notions of authorship, originality, and the mediation of experience across generations. The Plexiglas frame further distances and preserves the image, reinforcing the work's central concern with how art historical events are mythologized and passed down.

Medium
oil on canvas, in Plexiglas frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Bold, Performance Art, Conceptual Art, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Post-Modern

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