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Louise Lawler — Additional Support
Louise Lawler

Additional Support

Louise Lawler's *Additional Support* is a dye destruction print face-mounted to Plexiglas and presented on a museum box, a presentation method that mirrors the institutional framing Lawler frequently interrogates in her work. The photograph captures artworks or objects within the context of a collector's home, gallery, or storage space, highlighting the unseen systems of display, ownership, and value that shape how art is perceived. Through her signature appropriation of these behind-the-scenes moments, Lawler questions the conditions under which art is seen, stored, and supported.

Medium
Dye destruction print, face-mounted to Plexiglas and on museum box.

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October 4, 2018

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Louise Lawler, Additional Support

Louise Lawler's *Additional Support* is a dye destruction print face-mounted to Plexiglas and presented on a museum box, a presentation method that mirrors the institutional framing Lawler frequently interrogates in her work. The photograph captures artworks or objects within the context of a collector's home, gallery, or storage space, highlighting the unseen systems of display, ownership, and value that shape how art is perceived. Through her signature appropriation of these behind-the-scenes moments, Lawler questions the conditions under which art is seen, stored, and supported.

Medium
Dye destruction print, face-mounted to Plexiglas and on museum box.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Conceptual Photography, Plexiglas Mounted, Museum Context, Institutional Critique, Cool Tones, Dye Destruction Print, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Archival Print

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