diameter 24 in. (61 cm)
Kelley Walker's *diameter 24 in. (61 cm)* is a laser-cut polished stainless steel work that transforms its title—a straightforward measurement—into the artwork itself, blurring the line between object and descriptor. The mirror-like surface of the steel reflects its surroundings, implicating the viewer and the environment in the piece while underscoring Walker's ongoing interest in circulation, reproduction, and the language of commodities. The work exemplifies his conceptual approach, using industrial materials and processes to probe the systems through which objects and information are produced and consumed.
- Medium
- laser cut polished stainless steel
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 4, 2015
Artists in conversation
Jeff Koons
American · b. 1955
Koons similarly employs highly polished stainless steel surfaces that reflect and implicate the viewer and surrounding environment, as seen in his Balloon series, while engaging with commodity culture and the blurring of object identity and description.
Anish Kapoor
British-Indian · b. 1954
Kapoor consistently works with mirror-polished stainless steel in geometric and circular forms that reflect and distort the viewer's surroundings, sharing Walker's interest in reflective metallic surfaces and the conceptual tension between object and perception.
Haim Steinbach
American · b. 1944
Steinbach engages deeply with the language of commodities, appropriation, and the transformation of everyday objects and descriptive labels into conceptual art objects, closely mirroring Walker's strategy of using industrial materials and commercial logic as artistic content.
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