About The Work
In 1993, Longo debuted "Body Hammer", a show comprised of large-scale charcoal drawings of handguns. As with this work, Longo captures the guns with innate hostility, directing the barrels at the viewer from point-blank range.
This work is an important and evocative example from the second chapter of Longo's career and highlights his ongoing commitment to advocating against gun violence in the USA.
This piece can be found in numerous museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York).
Longo's work is also held by collections across the globe including the Museum of Modern Art (New York); the Jewish Museum (Berlin), and the Albertina (Vienna), amongst others.
About Robert Longo
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Screenprint
25.00 x 17.50 in
63.5 x 44.5 cm
This work is signed and dated by the artist.
About The Work
In 1993, Longo debuted "Body Hammer", a show comprised of large-scale charcoal drawings of handguns. As with this work, Longo captures the guns with innate hostility, directing the barrels at the viewer from point-blank range.
This work is an important and evocative example from the second chapter of Longo's career and highlights his ongoing commitment to advocating against gun violence in the USA.
This piece can be found in numerous museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York).
Longo's work is also held by collections across the globe including the Museum of Modern Art (New York); the Jewish Museum (Berlin), and the Albertina (Vienna), amongst others.
About Robert Longo
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: The Artspace Group Show: The Sea
- Interviews & Features: What to Say About Your New Robert Longo Print
- From a Phaidon Editor: Curator and Phaidon Editor Michele Robecchi Picks Some of his Favorite Works on Artspace
- News & Events: Collect the Artists Featured at Basel—For A Fraction of the Price
- News & Events: Neil Patrick Harris Named His Son After Gideon Rubin—Who Else Does the Actor Collect?
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