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Pamela Rosenkranz — "Because they tried to bore holes in my greatest and most beautiful work” (Relief of Hardship and Troubles)
Pamela Rosenkranz

"Because they tried to bore holes in my greatest and most beautiful work” (Relief of Hardship and Troubles)

A photographic print depicting skin-like tones and organic textures is mounted beneath acrylic glass, its surface interrupted by trapped air bubbles that emerge as unintentional yet deliberate imperfections. Rosenkranz conflates the vulnerabilities of the human body with those of the artwork itself, treating damage and interference as integral to the work's meaning. The bubbles — failures of the adhesive process — become wounds or breath, suggesting that attempts to undermine the work have paradoxically animated it.

Medium
Adhesive mount, pigment inkjet print, photo paper, bubbles, acrylic glass

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2016

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Pamela Rosenkranz, "Because they tried to bore holes in my greatest and most beautiful work” (Relief of Hardship and Troubles)

A photographic print depicting skin-like tones and organic textures is mounted beneath acrylic glass, its surface interrupted by trapped air bubbles that emerge as unintentional yet deliberate imperfections. Rosenkranz conflates the vulnerabilities of the human body with those of the artwork itself, treating damage and interference as integral to the work's meaning. The bubbles — failures of the adhesive process — become wounds or breath, suggesting that attempts to undermine the work have paradoxically animated it.

Medium
Adhesive mount, pigment inkjet print, photo paper, bubbles, acrylic glass
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Contemporary Woman Artist, Photography, Minimalist Aesthetic, Layered Composition, Mixed Media, Corporeal Imagery, Dystopian Mood, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, 21st Century Art, Contemporary Art, Provocative Theme, Organic Forms, Female Artist, Relief Sculpture, Skin Tone Palette, Corporeal Themes, Post-Internet Art, Photography-based

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