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Raymond Pettibon — No Title (Above all, for the sense of exteriority and control that lie latent there; and for the feeling of freedom that comes from paying the rent)
Raymond Pettibon

No Title (Above all, for the sense of exteriority and control that lie latent there; and for the feeling of freedom that comes from paying the rent)

2003

Raymond Pettibon's ink on paper work pairs his characteristically urgent, hand-drawn imagery with a dense block of text that meditates on the paradoxical nature of domesticity and autonomy. The work explores how the mundane act of paying rent becomes a site of psychological tension, where confinement and freedom coexist in an uneasy equilibrium. True to Pettibon's practice, the relationship between word and image destabilizes any singular reading, inviting the viewer into an open-ended loop of literary and visual association.

Medium
ink on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Raymond Pettibon, No Title (Above all, for the sense of exteriority and control that lie latent there; and for the feeling of freedom that comes from paying the rent), 2003

Raymond Pettibon's ink on paper work pairs his characteristically urgent, hand-drawn imagery with a dense block of text that meditates on the paradoxical nature of domesticity and autonomy. The work explores how the mundane act of paying rent becomes a site of psychological tension, where confinement and freedom coexist in an uneasy equilibrium. True to Pettibon's practice, the relationship between word and image destabilizes any singular reading, inviting the viewer into an open-ended loop of literary and visual association.

Medium
ink on paper
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Cult Artist, Sardonic Humor, Underground Comics, Male Artist, Punk Aesthetic, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Drawing, American Artist, Social Commentary, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, Satirical Tone, Contemporary Art, Ink Drawing, Text-Based Art, Ink on Paper, Black and White, Punk Underground, Underground Art

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