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Robert Longo — The Wrestlers, from Boys Slow Dance Series
Robert Longo

The Wrestlers, from Boys Slow Dance Series

Two monumental male figures are locked in an intense physical struggle, their bodies rendered in cast hydro-stone with striking realism and dramatic tension. Longo captures a frozen moment of raw masculine conflict, the sculptural forms elevated on a lacquered wood base that reinforces their trophy-like presence. The work draws from the artist's iconic "Men in the Cities" sensibility, transforming ambiguous bodily movement into a charged narrative suspended between violence and intimacy.

Medium
Cast hydro-stone, wood and lacquer,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 28, 2014

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Robert Longo, The Wrestlers, from Boys Slow Dance Series

Two monumental male figures are locked in an intense physical struggle, their bodies rendered in cast hydro-stone with striking realism and dramatic tension. Longo captures a frozen moment of raw masculine conflict, the sculptural forms elevated on a lacquered wood base that reinforces their trophy-like presence. The work draws from the artist's iconic "Men in the Cities" sensibility, transforming ambiguous bodily movement into a charged narrative suspended between violence and intimacy.

Medium
Cast hydro-stone, wood and lacquer,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cast Resin, Monochrome, Dramatic, Bold, Figure, American, Sculpture, Dance, Movement, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery