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Christopher Wool — The present lot,
Christopher Wool

The present lot,

Christopher Wool's bold, text-based composition renders fragmented or stenciled letterforms in alkyd and acrylic on aluminum, creating a raw, confrontational visual language rooted in urban signage and street culture. The sleek, industrial aluminum support contrasts with the gestural urgency of the paint application, reinforcing Wool's signature tension between control and chaos. The work exemplifies his ongoing investigation into the materiality of language, where meaning is simultaneously presented and destabilized.

Medium
alkyd, acrylic on aluminium

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 15, 2014

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Christopher Wool, The present lot,

Christopher Wool's bold, text-based composition renders fragmented or stenciled letterforms in alkyd and acrylic on aluminum, creating a raw, confrontational visual language rooted in urban signage and street culture. The sleek, industrial aluminum support contrasts with the gestural urgency of the paint application, reinforcing Wool's signature tension between control and chaos. The work exemplifies his ongoing investigation into the materiality of language, where meaning is simultaneously presented and destabilized.

Medium
alkyd, acrylic on aluminium
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Conceptual, American, Text-Based, Acrylic On Aluminium, Gestural, Black, Modern, Abstract, Contemporary

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Alex Capecelatro, Lisa Rembrandt