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Tim Noble and Sue Webster — A 'Fucking Beautiful' detail
Tim Noble and Sue Webster

A 'Fucking Beautiful' detail

2000

A neon light installation by British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, this work renders the phrase "Fucking Beautiful" in glowing, handwritten-style lettering, merging the vulgar with the sublime. The raw, expressive quality of the neon tubing mirrors the tension between the work's crude language and its aesthetic elegance, inviting viewers to reconsider conventional boundaries of beauty and taste. Presented in three parts with transformers, the piece pulses with an electric energy that is simultaneously seductive and confrontational.

Medium
neon and transformers, in 3 parts

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Tim Noble and Sue Webster, A 'Fucking Beautiful' detail, 2000

A neon light installation by British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, this work renders the phrase "Fucking Beautiful" in glowing, handwritten-style lettering, merging the vulgar with the sublime. The raw, expressive quality of the neon tubing mirrors the tension between the work's crude language and its aesthetic elegance, inviting viewers to reconsider conventional boundaries of beauty and taste. Presented in three parts with transformers, the piece pulses with an electric energy that is simultaneously seductive and confrontational.

Medium
neon and transformers, in 3 parts
Year
2000
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Light Installation, Neon Art, Edgy Humor, Provocative Language, Triptych Format, Text Art, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Duo Artists, Three Part Work, Bold Visual Impact, Urban Aesthetic, Installation Art, British Artists, Contemporary Art, Collaborative Duo, Neon Light Installation, Text-Based Art, Vibrant Colors, Bold And Vibrant, Post-Modern

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