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Dan Graham — Swimming Pool/Fish Pond
Dan Graham

Swimming Pool/Fish Pond

Dan Graham's *Swimming Pool/Fish Pond* explores the interplay between reflection, transparency, and perception, inviting viewers to consider the boundary between natural and constructed environments. The work plays with the visual tension between a swimming pool and a fish pond, two bodies of water that serve distinct cultural and ecological purposes yet share a similar formal appearance. Graham's characteristic interest in architecture, surveillance, and the way spaces shape human behavior is reflected in this juxtaposition of domestic leisure and nature.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 15, 2013

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Dan Graham, Swimming Pool/Fish Pond

Dan Graham's *Swimming Pool/Fish Pond* explores the interplay between reflection, transparency, and perception, inviting viewers to consider the boundary between natural and constructed environments. The work plays with the visual tension between a swimming pool and a fish pond, two bodies of water that serve distinct cultural and ecological purposes yet share a similar formal appearance. Graham's characteristic interest in architecture, surveillance, and the way spaces shape human behavior is reflected in this juxtaposition of domestic leisure and nature.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Minimalist, Architectural, Installation, American, Conceptual Art, Experimental, Reflective, Water, Contemporary

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