
Dennis Oppenheim
A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon)
1979
A dynamic and visually complex work, this large-scale drawing in two parts combines enamel, metallic paint, and graphite to create a charged, industrial aesthetic. Oppenheim's signature blend of mechanical imagery and conceptual inquiry collides across the paper's surface, evoking systems of force, weaponry, and propulsion in a state of restless energy. The work functions as both diagram and metaphor, mapping the tension between obsolescence and power through a layered visual language of trajectory and transformation.
- Medium
- enamel, metallic paint and graphite on paper in two parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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December 8, 2016
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