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Martin Creed — Work No. 230 (Don’t Worry)
Martin Creed

Work No. 230 (Don’t Worry)

A simple yet striking phrase, "Don't Worry," rendered in glowing white neon tubing, hangs against the wall in Martin Creed's characteristic handwritten script. The work transforms an everyday reassurance into a luminous object, inviting viewers to consider the tension between the casual comfort of the words and the stark, clinical brightness of the medium. Creed's use of neon reduces language to its most essential emotional currency, blurring the line between art object and direct human communication.

Medium
white neon

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April 6, 2017

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Martin Creed, Work No. 230 (Don’t Worry)

A simple yet striking phrase, "Don't Worry," rendered in glowing white neon tubing, hangs against the wall in Martin Creed's characteristic handwritten script. The work transforms an everyday reassurance into a luminous object, inviting viewers to consider the tension between the casual comfort of the words and the stark, clinical brightness of the medium. Creed's use of neon reduces language to its most essential emotional currency, blurring the line between art object and direct human communication.

Medium
white neon
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

White Monochrome, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Text Art, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Installation Art, Turner Prize Winner, Neon Light, Reassuring Mood, Neon Light Installation, Text-Based Art, Typography Art

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