Two Works: (i) Tattoo I; (ii) Tattoo II
Two close-up silver gelatin prints reveal fragments of tattooed skin, inviting the viewer to decipher obscured or ambiguous text inscribed permanently on the human body. Gordon explores themes of identity, memory, and duality, using the intimacy of tattooed flesh as a site of both personal and universal meaning. The pairing of the two works emphasizes contrast and repetition, hallmarks of Gordon's broader artistic inquiry into doubles and the tension between opposing forces.
- Medium
- silver gelatin print
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 11, 2014
Artists in conversation
Sophie Calle
French · b. 1953
Calle creates conceptual photography that probes identity, memory, and personal narrative through intimate documentation of the human body and text, mirroring Gordon's use of the body as a site of meaning and his pairing of images to explore duality.
Taryn Simon
American · b. 1975
Simon works in monochromatic silver gelatin photography with a conceptual rigor that investigates hidden systems of identity and inscription, closely paralleling Gordon's minimalist approach to tattooed flesh as a bearer of ambiguous text and personal history.
Andres Serrano
American · b. 1950
Serrano produces close up photographic studies of the human body that are intensely intimate and introspective, sharing Gordon's interest in skin as a surface loaded with cultural and personal significance and his use of formal repetition to heighten conceptual tension.
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