
Rembrandt, from Old and New Masters
Robert Watts transforms the revered name of the Dutch Golden Age master Rembrandt into a glowing neon sign, blurring the boundary between high art history and commercial visual culture. The yellow tubing, composed of six distinct elements, renders the artist's name in the vernacular language of advertising and nightlife, democratizing the mythologized figure. Mounted on a clean white acrylic box, the work exemplifies Watts's Fluxus sensibility, playfully challenging notions of artistic genius and institutional reverence.
- Medium
- Neon sign in yellow, with six tubing elements, mounted to a white acrylic box (as issued).
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 24, 2018
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