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Raúl Cordero — A painting the same size as Lucian Freud’s "Benefits Supervisor Resting"
Raúl Cordero

A painting the same size as Lucian Freud’s "Benefits Supervisor Resting"

2012

A large-scale oil on linen painting, Raúl Cordero's work draws its conceptual foundation entirely from its title, asserting its physical equivalence to Lucian Freud's monumental 1994 figurative masterpiece. The canvas exists as a self-referential object, where the artwork's identity is defined not by its visual content but by its relationship to another work's dimensions. Through this gesture, Cordero explores ideas of representation, institutional value, and the invisible frameworks that give art its meaning.

Medium
oil on linen

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Raúl Cordero, A painting the same size as Lucian Freud’s "Benefits Supervisor Resting", 2012

A large-scale oil on linen painting, Raúl Cordero's work draws its conceptual foundation entirely from its title, asserting its physical equivalence to Lucian Freud's monumental 1994 figurative masterpiece. The canvas exists as a self-referential object, where the artwork's identity is defined not by its visual content but by its relationship to another work's dimensions. Through this gesture, Cordero explores ideas of representation, institutional value, and the invisible frameworks that give art its meaning.

Medium
oil on linen
Year
2012
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Self-Referential Art, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Meta-Painting, Appropriation Art, Neutral Palette, Large Format, Oil On Linen, Cuban Artist, Neutral Tones, Text-Based Art, Intellectual Humor

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