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Robert Therrien — No Title (Brown Dutch Doors)
Robert Therrien

No Title (Brown Dutch Doors)

1999

Robert Therrien's *No Title (Brown Dutch Doors)* presents a monumental pair of horizontally divided Dutch doors rendered in foam plastic, fiberglass, and epoxy paint, their warm brown lacquered surfaces evoking the quiet familiarity of domestic architecture. By dramatically scaling up this everyday object, Therrien transforms the mundane into something simultaneously recognizable and uncanny, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship to ordinary spaces and thresholds. The work exemplifies Therrien's ongoing exploration of memory, scale, and the psychological weight embedded in common household forms.

Medium
foam plastic, fiberglass, lacquer and epoxy paint

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Robert Therrien, No Title (Brown Dutch Doors), 1999

Robert Therrien's *No Title (Brown Dutch Doors)* presents a monumental pair of horizontally divided Dutch doors rendered in foam plastic, fiberglass, and epoxy paint, their warm brown lacquered surfaces evoking the quiet familiarity of domestic architecture. By dramatically scaling up this everyday object, Therrien transforms the mundane into something simultaneously recognizable and uncanny, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship to ordinary spaces and thresholds. The work exemplifies Therrien's ongoing exploration of memory, scale, and the psychological weight embedded in common household forms.

Medium
foam plastic, fiberglass, lacquer and epoxy paint
Year
1999
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Brown, Surreal, Bold, Doors, Minimalist, Architectural, Installation, American, Mixed Media, Contemporary

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