
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 7, 2014
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