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Allora & Calzadilla — Intermission (Halloween Iraq III)

Intermission (Halloween Iraq III)

A ghostly figure emerges from the layered, textured surface of this woodcut print transferred onto soft muslin fabric, blurring the boundary between image and material. Allora & Calzadilla weave together themes of conflict, spectacle, and collective memory, using the raw, handcrafted quality of the woodcut medium to evoke both historical printmaking traditions and urgent contemporary politics. The work's title provocatively links the ritualized pageantry of Halloween with the ongoing realities of war in Iraq, suggesting a haunting interplay between performance, disguise, and the theater of geopolitical violence.

Medium
woodcut print on muslin

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2013

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Allora & Calzadilla, Intermission (Halloween Iraq III)

A ghostly figure emerges from the layered, textured surface of this woodcut print transferred onto soft muslin fabric, blurring the boundary between image and material. Allora & Calzadilla weave together themes of conflict, spectacle, and collective memory, using the raw, handcrafted quality of the woodcut medium to evoke both historical printmaking traditions and urgent contemporary politics. The work's title provocatively links the ritualized pageantry of Halloween with the ongoing realities of war in Iraq, suggesting a haunting interplay between performance, disguise, and the theater of geopolitical violence.

Medium
woodcut print on muslin
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Print, Dark, Monochrome, Bold, Political, Fabric, Social Commentary, Provocative, Woodcut Print, Contemporary

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