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Louise Lawler — You Could Hear a Rat Piss on Cotton - Charlie Parker
Louise Lawler

You Could Hear a Rat Piss on Cotton - Charlie Parker

1987

Louise Lawler's *You Could Hear a Rat Piss on Cotton - Charlie Parker* is a dye destruction print that captures the artist's signature practice of photographing artworks within institutional or domestic settings, drawing attention to the contexts in which art is displayed and consumed. The work's title, drawn from a phrase associated with jazz legend Charlie Parker, introduces a sonic and cultural dimension that resonates with questions of reception, environment, and the conditions surrounding aesthetic experience. Through her precise and conceptually layered approach, Lawler invites viewers to consider how meaning is shaped not by the artwork alone, but by the spaces and circumstances that frame it.

Medium
dye destruction print

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 10, 2017

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Louise Lawler, You Could Hear a Rat Piss on Cotton - Charlie Parker, 1987

Louise Lawler's *You Could Hear a Rat Piss on Cotton - Charlie Parker* is a dye destruction print that captures the artist's signature practice of photographing artworks within institutional or domestic settings, drawing attention to the contexts in which art is displayed and consumed. The work's title, drawn from a phrase associated with jazz legend Charlie Parker, introduces a sonic and cultural dimension that resonates with questions of reception, environment, and the conditions surrounding aesthetic experience. Through her precise and conceptually layered approach, Lawler invites viewers to consider how meaning is shaped not by the artwork alone, but by the spaces and circumstances that frame it.

Medium
dye destruction print
Year
1987
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Archival, Institutional Critique, Jazz Reference, Dye Destruction Print, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Monochromatic, Female Artist, Text-Based Art

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