
Untitled (After dark)
2019
Untitled (After Dark) presents a luminous encounter between industrial permanence and ephemeral suggestion, realized in cast stainless steel and vinyl at a scale that commands intimate attention. Completed in 2019, the work belongs to Liz Glynn's ongoing investigation into how objects carry histories both personal and collective, encoding gestures of labor, desire, and transformation within seemingly austere forms. The reflective surface of the stainless steel shifts with ambient light and the viewer's movement, ensuring the piece reads differently across hours and settings, a quality that reinforces Glynn's interest in the instability of meaning embedded within fixed materials. Glynn, whose practice spans sculpture, performance, and installation, has attracted sustained critical attention for her ability to compress vast conceptual frameworks into objects of refined formal economy. Her work resides in major institutional collections and has been exhibited internationally, cementing her reputation as one of the more rigorous sculptors working at the intersection of material culture and social history. This piece, offered through Paula Cooper Gallery and bearing the artist's signature, exemplifies the careful balance she strikes between restraint and resonance. The combination of industrial casting and vinyl introduces a tension between hard permanence and pliable fragility, inviting prolonged looking and sustained interpretive engagement. For collectors, Untitled (After Dark) represents an opportunity to acquire a signed, discrete-scale work that carries significant intellectual weight without demanding monumental space. Its wall-mounted format at 73.7 by 86.4 by 15.2 centimeters makes it adaptable to both domestic and institutional environments, and the unframed presentation preserves the raw integrity of Glynn's chosen materials. The work functions as a compelling entry point into an artistic practice that continues to grow in scholarly and market recognition alike.
- Medium
- Cast stainless steel, vinyl
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
For Sale — $20000
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