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Vik Muniz — Memory Rendering of John Lennon
Vik Muniz

Memory Rendering of John Lennon

A striking gelatin silver print by Vik Muniz, this work reimagines the iconic image of John Lennon through the artist's signature exploration of memory, perception, and representation. Muniz constructs the portrait using his inventive approach to materials and illusion, challenging the viewer to question how images are stored, distorted, and reconstructed in the mind over time. The full margins of the wove paper emphasize the photographic medium, blurring the boundary between photography and drawing in a meditation on celebrity, myth, and collective remembrance.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, on wove paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

December 12, 2013

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Vik Muniz, Memory Rendering of John Lennon

A striking gelatin silver print by Vik Muniz, this work reimagines the iconic image of John Lennon through the artist's signature exploration of memory, perception, and representation. Muniz constructs the portrait using his inventive approach to materials and illusion, challenging the viewer to question how images are stored, distorted, and reconstructed in the mind over time. The full margins of the wove paper emphasize the photographic medium, blurring the boundary between photography and drawing in a meditation on celebrity, myth, and collective remembrance.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, on wove paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Celebrity Iconography, Male Artist, Portrait Subject, Brazilian Artist, Memory And Perception, Conceptual Art, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Photography, Established Artist, Black and White

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Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro