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Joseph Cornell — Indirect Incognito
Joseph Cornell

Indirect Incognito

A dreamlike collage by Joseph Cornell, *Indirect Incognito* weaves together fragmented printed imagery with hand-abraded surfaces, creating a sense of mystery and layered memory. The tactile marks left by Cornell's abrasions interrupt and transform the printed colors beneath, blurring the boundary between found material and personal gesture. True to Cornell's signature sensibility, the work evokes a poetic sense of concealment and longing, as if familiar things have been rendered beautifully, intentionally unknowable.

Medium
Collage in colors with hand-abrasions, on wove paper,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Joseph Cornell, Indirect Incognito

A dreamlike collage by Joseph Cornell, *Indirect Incognito* weaves together fragmented printed imagery with hand-abraded surfaces, creating a sense of mystery and layered memory. The tactile marks left by Cornell's abrasions interrupt and transform the printed colors beneath, blurring the boundary between found material and personal gesture. True to Cornell's signature sensibility, the work evokes a poetic sense of concealment and longing, as if familiar things have been rendered beautifully, intentionally unknowable.

Medium
Collage in colors with hand-abrasions, on wove paper,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Mid Century Modern, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Collage, Muted Tones, Enigmatic Mood, American Artist, Assemblage Art, Paper Works, Modern Master, Abstract Imagery

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Art Institute of Chicago