
POOR LITTLE FOOL/ LONESOME TOWN
2013
Jack Pierson's POOR LITTLE FOOL / LONESOME TOWN, made in 2013, presents two large-scale folded pigment prints that together span nearly seven feet in height, commanding physical presence while carrying the emotional weight of mid-century American longing. The deliberate folds pressed into the prints are not incidental but integral, evoking the worn creases of a found photograph, a letter handled too many times, or a movie poster pulled from a wall. Pierson draws on the visual language of classic Hollywood, pop music, and the mythology of heartbreak, referencing Ricky Nelson songs by name to conjure a specific cultural moment when romanticism and melancholy were indistinguishable from one another. This work sits comfortably within Pierson's broader practice of transforming text, image, and material into charged emotional objects, a body of work that has earned him sustained critical attention since the early 1990s and a place in major institutional collections internationally. The oversized format amplifies the intimacy at the heart of the piece, turning private feeling into public spectacle in the way that pop music itself always has. The pigment prints are rich in surface quality, their scale and presence demanding a generous wall and a collector attentive to work that operates simultaneously as image, object, and cultural citation. Signed by the artist, this work is offered through John Wolf Art Advisory and Brokerage and represents a considered acquisition opportunity within Pierson's recognized and consistently sought-after output.
- Medium
- Two folded pigment prints
- Sheet
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- John Wolf Art Advisory & Brokerage, Los Angeles, California
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