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Nate Lowman — Three Works: (i) Sharon Stone; (ii) We Don't Need Another Hero; (iii) Twin Boy Suicide Bomb
Nate Lowman

Three Works: (i) Sharon Stone; (ii) We Don't Need Another Hero; (iii) Twin Boy Suicide Bomb

Three works by Nate Lowman bring together the overlapping worlds of celebrity culture, violence, and mass media imagery through his signature appropriative lens. The pieces juxtapose the glamour of Hollywood iconography with the raw and unsettling language of tragedy and conflict, reflecting Lowman's ongoing interrogation of how American society consumes and normalizes both fame and destruction. Together, they form a meditation on the cultural landscape where heroism, spectacle, and death collide in the public imagination.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 28, 2016

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Nate Lowman, Three Works: (i) Sharon Stone; (ii) We Don't Need Another Hero; (iii) Twin Boy Suicide Bomb

Three works by Nate Lowman bring together the overlapping worlds of celebrity culture, violence, and mass media imagery through his signature appropriative lens. The pieces juxtapose the glamour of Hollywood iconography with the raw and unsettling language of tragedy and conflict, reflecting Lowman's ongoing interrogation of how American society consumes and normalizes both fame and destruction. Together, they form a meditation on the cultural landscape where heroism, spectacle, and death collide in the public imagination.

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Related themes

Cultural Commentary, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Emerging Artist, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Pop Art, Celebrity Culture, 21st Century, Provocative, Text And Image, Dark Humor

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