
Untitled
2019
Presented on a sleek powder-coated steel armature, this 2019 work by Shahryar Nashat fuses UV-printed imagery with Hydrocal, gesso, and rubber to produce an object that hovers between sculpture and image, surface and depth. The combination of industrial and artisanal materials is entirely deliberate, reflecting Nashat's sustained investigation into how the body, desire, and commodity culture intersect within contemporary visual regimes. The UV print activates the Hydrocal ground with a luminous intensity that conventional printing cannot replicate, while the rubber elements introduce a tactile, almost corporeal tension, as though the work retains some memory of pressure or contact. Nashat, who works across video, sculpture, and installation, consistently interrogates the ways in which bodies and objects are framed, fetishized, and consumed. This untitled work channels that inquiry into a compact, wall-oriented format that rewards close attention. The absence of a title is not an evasion but an invitation, positioning the viewer as an active agent in determining what is being looked at and what, in turn, is looking back. At 108.3 by 86.7 centimeters, the piece occupies a commanding but intimate scale, suited to both institutional and private contexts. Represented by David Kordansky Gallery, Nashat has developed a critically acclaimed body of work shown widely across Europe and North America. This signed 2019 piece is offered without a frame, a presentation that preserves the raw integrity of the steel support and aligns with the artist's preference for foregrounding materiality as meaning. For collectors drawn to work that operates at the boundary of the conceptual and the visceral, this is a particularly cohesive and resolved example of Nashat's practice.
- Medium
- UV print on Hydrocal, gesso, rubber, and powder-coated steel
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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