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Tim Davis — Shell 2, Kearny (from Retail)
Tim Davis

Shell 2, Kearny (from Retail)

A large-format chromogenic print documenting a Shell gas station in Kearny from Tim Davis's Retail series, examining the aesthetics of commercial spaces and American consumer culture. The mural-scale presentation elevates mundane architectural subjects to fine art status.

Medium
mural-sized chromogenic print, mounted, a Brent Sikkema gallery label on the reverse, framed, 2002, no. 3 in an edition of 7

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A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection

September 22, 2021

Estimate: $1,000$2,000

Lot 18

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Tim Davis, Shell 2, Kearny (from Retail)

A large-format chromogenic print documenting a Shell gas station in Kearny from Tim Davis's Retail series, examining the aesthetics of commercial spaces and American consumer culture. The mural-scale presentation elevates mundane architectural subjects to fine art status.

Medium
mural-sized chromogenic print, mounted, a Brent Sikkema gallery label on the reverse, framed, 2002, no. 3 in an edition of 7
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Retail, Photography, Documentary, Commercial Spaces, Contemporary Photography, Chromogenic Print, American Culture, Large Scale