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Untitled (Collaboration for Printed Matter)

Print
1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) made a number of multiple prints in unlimited endless editions. These were usually presented as paper stacks in exhibitions and visitors to the exhibition were invited to help themselves to the prints. Many of these multiples used text rather than images.

This print is a collaborative piece with Christopher Wool, another American artist who has used text extensively in his paintings and prints. It was made as part of their collaboration for the Printed Matter bookshop at Dia, New York, in 1993. When exhibited, the specified ideal height for the stack of these prints is 8 inches. The text is a quotation from the Russian writer and philosopher Vasilii Rozanov and is a definition of nihilism. This quotation was used by Wool in a number of his drawings and paintings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUntitled (Collaboration for Printed Matter)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph
Brief description
Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Christopher Wool: Untitled 1993. Offset lithograph
Physical description
Black block printed text (resembling stencilling) on white, reads as follows: The Show Is Over The Audience Get Up To Leave Their Seats Time To Collect Their Coats And Go Home They Turn Around No More Coats And No More Home
Dimensions
  • Height: 138.5cm
  • Width: 98cm
Credit line
Given by Sammlung Hoffmann
Summary
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) made a number of multiple prints in unlimited endless editions. These were usually presented as paper stacks in exhibitions and visitors to the exhibition were invited to help themselves to the prints. Many of these multiples used text rather than images.

This print is a collaborative piece with Christopher Wool, another American artist who has used text extensively in his paintings and prints. It was made as part of their collaboration for the Printed Matter bookshop at Dia, New York, in 1993. When exhibited, the specified ideal height for the stack of these prints is 8 inches. The text is a quotation from the Russian writer and philosopher Vasilii Rozanov and is a definition of nihilism. This quotation was used by Wool in a number of his drawings and paintings.
Collection
Accession number
E.3013-2007

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Record createdJuly 18, 2007
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