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John Baldessari — Green Gown (Death)
John Baldessari

Green Gown (Death)

A diptych of gelatin-silver prints, one of which is tinted, presents a haunting juxtaposition of imagery that explores themes of mortality and aesthetic beauty. Baldessari employs his signature appropriation of found photographic imagery, overlaying or pairing figures and forms to create an uneasy dialogue between life, death, and desire. The tinted green hue introduces an eerie, clinical tone that reinforces the work's meditation on death as both a visual and conceptual subject.

Medium
gelatin-silver, tinted gelatin-silver prints, in 2 parts

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 15, 2014

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John Baldessari, Green Gown (Death)

A diptych of gelatin-silver prints, one of which is tinted, presents a haunting juxtaposition of imagery that explores themes of mortality and aesthetic beauty. Baldessari employs his signature appropriation of found photographic imagery, overlaying or pairing figures and forms to create an uneasy dialogue between life, death, and desire. The tinted green hue introduces an eerie, clinical tone that reinforces the work's meditation on death as both a visual and conceptual subject.

Medium
gelatin-silver, tinted gelatin-silver prints, in 2 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Tinted, American, Conceptual Art, Philosophical, Diptych, Portrait, Figurative, Black and White, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery