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Ugo Rondinone — Ersterjunizweitausendundvierzehn
Ugo Rondinone

Ersterjunizweitausendundvierzehn

A large-scale canvas rendered in Rondinone's signature clown imagery, this work features a solitary, melancholic figure painted in bold, expressive strokes of acrylic. The title, a compound German word translating to "first of June two thousand and fourteen," reflects the artist's practice of embedding specific dates into his works, grounding the timeless archetype of the clown within a precise moment. The painting balances a sense of theatrical absurdity with an underlying emotional vulnerability, characteristic of Rondinone's ongoing exploration of isolation and the human condition.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Ugo Rondinone, Ersterjunizweitausendundvierzehn

A large-scale canvas rendered in Rondinone's signature clown imagery, this work features a solitary, melancholic figure painted in bold, expressive strokes of acrylic. The title, a compound German word translating to "first of June two thousand and fourteen," reflects the artist's practice of embedding specific dates into his works, grounding the timeless archetype of the clown within a precise moment. The painting balances a sense of theatrical absurdity with an underlying emotional vulnerability, characteristic of Rondinone's ongoing exploration of isolation and the human condition.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Circular Composition, Acrylic On Canvas, Concentric Circles, Male Artist, Gestural Painting, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Circular Format, Geometric Abstraction, 21st Century, Swiss Artist, Meditative Mood, Monochromatic, Monochromatic Palette, Minimalist Style, Neo-Expressionism

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Alex Capecelatro, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Paul McNally