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Louise Lawler — Black and White and Blue
Louise Lawler

Black and White and Blue

2007

Louise Lawler's "Black and White and Blue" exemplifies her conceptual practice of appropriation and institutional critique, examining how artworks are presented, displayed, and contextualized within galleries and museums. The work engages with questions of framing, visibility, and the constructed nature of aesthetic experience by isolating and recontextualizing existing images or objects. Through this approach, Lawler reveals the often invisible systems and decisions that shape how we encounter and interpret art.

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Estimate: $12,000$18,000

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Louise Lawler, Black and White and Blue, 2007

Louise Lawler's "Black and White and Blue" exemplifies her conceptual practice of appropriation and institutional critique, examining how artworks are presented, displayed, and contextualized within galleries and museums. The work engages with questions of framing, visibility, and the constructed nature of aesthetic experience by isolating and recontextualizing existing images or objects. Through this approach, Lawler reveals the often invisible systems and decisions that shape how we encounter and interpret art.

Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Institutional Critique, Conceptual Art, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Contemporary Art, 20th-21st Century, Ironic aesthetic, Gallery and museum spaces

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