Framed Poster (Tupac), 2009 - Colby Bird
About the Work
About Framed Poster (Tupac)
Framed Poster is a reproduction of a work in which Bird spray-painted lines over a cheap, commercial-quality poster of Tupac Shakur. The lines, which reference the grid-works made by Sol LeWitt, attempt to foster a conversation regarding the testosterone-laden culture ...
Read MoreFramed Poster is a reproduction of a work in which Bird spray-painted lines over a cheap, commercial-quality poster of Tupac Shakur. The lines, which reference the grid-works made by Sol LeWitt, attempt to foster a conversation regarding the testosterone-laden culture embodied by both Minimalism and rap culture, which has been championed by middle-class youth in America. He describes the work as "a way of both acknowledging and denying a desire of adolescent items by re-presenting them in heavy-handed, art-historical terms."
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About Colby Bird
In 2009, Bird had a solo exhibition at CRG Gallery in New York, NY, and in 2010, he was included in a group exhibition at P.S.1 MoMA. In 2011, his photography was included in The Anxiety of Photography at the Aspen Art Museum, CO.Read Less
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Description
Archival pigment print, silkscreen, and acrylic on museum board.Authentication
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