Fence
Photograph
1999 (printed), 1993 (made)
1999 (printed), 1993 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Photograph, 'Fence' from the Trip series by Susan Lipper, 1993, (printed 1999)
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Fence (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Fence' from the Trip series by Susan Lipper, 1993, (printed 1999) |
| Copy number | 3 of 10 |
| Gallery label | These photographs by Susan Lipper and the accompanying texts by Frederick Barthelme are from a larger series published as the book Trip. Its ambiguity between fact and fiction challenges how we make sense of images and words and create our own narratives in response. The work offers a new and knowing take on the tradition of American photography and literature and contains signs and symbols that can be read on many different levels. The joint effect of the images and text invokes a 'Twilight Zone' between the familiar and the peculiar, the witty and the profound. - Martin Barnes
[Text as separate label to accompany Susan Lipper photo of fence]
"In a town called Quantum, Alabama, she was stopped by the Highway Patrol. They ran her tags and asked her if she knew what was happening. 'It's a simple Question,' the puffed-up cop said. 'Sit still there will you? It's a simple question and it deserves a direct answer. We just want to know what you know and when you started knowing it. That's all we want."(11/09/2007-28/06/2008) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.971-2000 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2000 |
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