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Ken Lum — Mirror-Diptychon
Ken Lum

Mirror-Diptychon

2004

Ken Lum's *Mirror-Diptychon* (2004) is a two-part work composed of vinyl text applied to mirrored surfaces mounted to acrylic on aluminium. The use of reflective material implicates the viewer directly within the piece, collapsing the boundary between subject and observer. Lum's characteristic engagement with language, identity, and social tension is embedded in the work's material form, where text and reflection operate simultaneously as message and medium.

Medium
vinyl on mirror mounted to acrylic on aluminium, in 2 parts
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2004, this work is from an edition of 3.

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Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction

March 3, 2026

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Sold: $6,450

Lot 103

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Ken Lum, Mirror-Diptychon, 2004

Ken Lum's *Mirror-Diptychon* (2004) is a two-part work composed of vinyl text applied to mirrored surfaces mounted to acrylic on aluminium. The use of reflective material implicates the viewer directly within the piece, collapsing the boundary between subject and observer. Lum's characteristic engagement with language, identity, and social tension is embedded in the work's material form, where text and reflection operate simultaneously as message and medium.

Medium
vinyl on mirror mounted to acrylic on aluminium, in 2 parts
Dimensions
187.7 x 78.6 cm
Year
2004
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Identity And Language, Canadian Artist, Institutional Critique, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Cool And Neutral Tones, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Reflective Surface, Text-Based Art, Diptych Format

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