Mirror Stratum (1966) by Robert Smithson (1938 – 1973) is made up of Stacked Mirrors on a Formica-covered base and makes for such a lovely, pyramid-shaped reflective thing that’s challenging to try to get decent photos of. The reflection you see slightly in the above photos is a fragment of the phrase, Wall Pitted By a Single Rifle Shot, which is a caption (itself a work of art by Lawrence Weiner) written high across the wall closest to the sculpture.
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Damien Hirst Skate Deck
The New Museum of Contemporary Art on Bowery in NYC is selling this Damien Hirst Spot Painting Skateboard Deck in its gift shop, but I didn’t even bother to look at the sale price. Seen here with Skull Bunny Playboy-inspired logo Designed by Lawrence Weiner with Artwork by Richard Prince. Functional Art!
Robert Montgomery at C24 Gallery
To be honest, if a work of art also ‘lights up,’ I’m in. So it’s a bit appropriate that I was attracted into the C24 Gallery on a recent Saturday by the light emitting from London-based artist Robert Montgomery’s poetic, text-based installation works as seen from the sidewalk through gallery windows. Random!
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