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Cady Noland — Tower of Terror
Cady Noland

Tower of Terror

A foreboding structure of cast aluminum stockade panels forms an imposing enclosure, secured by link chain and padlocks whose single key underscores themes of control and confinement. The inclusion of a bench within the locked structure evokes the mundane reality of incarceration, merging the institutional with the punitive. Noland's use of industrial materials implicates systems of power, surveillance, and the American mythology of freedom and its brutal contradictions.

Medium
cast aluminum stockade, bench, link chain, padlocks, key

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 17, 2018

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Cady Noland, Tower of Terror

A foreboding structure of cast aluminum stockade panels forms an imposing enclosure, secured by link chain and padlocks whose single key underscores themes of control and confinement. The inclusion of a bench within the locked structure evokes the mundane reality of incarceration, merging the institutional with the punitive. Noland's use of industrial materials implicates systems of power, surveillance, and the American mythology of freedom and its brutal contradictions.

Medium
cast aluminum stockade, bench, link chain, padlocks, key
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Institutional Critique, Dark And Ominous, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Sculptural Installation, Late 20th Century, Female Artist

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