
'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16'
A pioneering work of Conceptual Art, this piece by Joseph Kosuth brings together mounted photography, glowing neon tubing, and transformers to explore the relationship between language and meaning. By presenting text across three distinct hierarchical forms — word, sentence, and paragraph — Kosuth investigates how units of language accumulate and transform significance. The cold luminescence of the neon against the photographic surface reinforces his enduring interrogation of how art communicates and defines itself through signs and symbols.
- Medium
- mounted photograph, neon and transformers
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
May 15, 2020
Estimate: $50,000 – $70,000
Lot 78
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