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Jacob's Ladder: Love (Yellow, Red, Blue and Black and White); War (Orange, Violet, Green and Black and White) (H. 136)

An innovative kinetic multiple featuring movable aluminum panels with printed imagery on both sides, powered by an electric motor and gear system. The work explores themes of duality through the opposing concepts of 'Love' and 'War' rendered in varied color schemes.

Medium: Multiple with movable parts, printed on both sides of six aluminum panels, contained in anodized aluminum frame and base, with electric motor and gear system.
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October 24, 2022

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John Baldessari, Jacob's Ladder: Love (Yellow, Red, Blue and Black and White); War (Orange, Violet, Green and Black and White) (H. 136)

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Multiple with movable parts, printed on both sides of six aluminum panels, contained in anodized aluminum frame and base, with electric motor and gear system.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Jacob's Ladder: Love (Yellow, Red, Blue and Black and White); War (Orange, Violet, Green and Black and White) (H. 136)

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John Baldessari, Jacob's Ladder: Love (Yellow, Red, Blue and Black and White); War (Orange, Violet, Green and Black and White) (H. 136)

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