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Douglas Gordon — Fourty, from Re-Object/Mythos
Douglas Gordon

Fourty, from Re-Object/Mythos

A striking photograph printed on rich Baryta paper, its surface interrupted by precisely cut perforations that fragment the image and allow the reflective acrylic mirror beneath to peer through. Gordon manipulates the boundary between image and object, turning the photograph into a physical entity that simultaneously reveals and conceals. The mirrored surface introduces the viewer's own reflection into the work, collapsing the distance between subject, image, and observer.

Medium
Photograph with cut-out perforations, on Baryta paper mounted to acrylic mirror,

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Evening & Day Editions

January 22, 2015

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Douglas Gordon, Fourty, from Re-Object/Mythos

A striking photograph printed on rich Baryta paper, its surface interrupted by precisely cut perforations that fragment the image and allow the reflective acrylic mirror beneath to peer through. Gordon manipulates the boundary between image and object, turning the photograph into a physical entity that simultaneously reveals and conceals. The mirrored surface introduces the viewer's own reflection into the work, collapsing the distance between subject, image, and observer.

Medium
Photograph with cut-out perforations, on Baryta paper mounted to acrylic mirror,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Scottish Artist, Black and White Photography, Contemporary Artist, Enigmatic Mood, Appropriation Art, Perforated Surface, Late 20th Century, Altered Photography, Reflective Surface, Perforated Artwork, Text-Based Art

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