Abyssinia
Print
1989 (printed and published)
1989 (printed and published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
David Tremlett (born 1945, St Austell, Cornwall) is best known for his wall drawings, most of which are temporary, and for conceptual works which are fragile and unconventional. He has also made large drawings on paper, expressing his response to a particular place or to something he has seen. Tremlett is internationally renowned, and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1992.
This print (from an edition of 100) was published by the Serpentine Gallery on the occasion of Tremlett's one-man show there in 1989. The truncated image of the central letters from the word 'Abyssinia' demonstrates a use of word as image that is characteristic of conceptual art.
This print (from an edition of 100) was published by the Serpentine Gallery on the occasion of Tremlett's one-man show there in 1989. The truncated image of the central letters from the word 'Abyssinia' demonstrates a use of word as image that is characteristic of conceptual art.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Abyssinia (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | 'Abyssinia', screenprint on paper, central section of word printed in black closed-up capital letters on white, David Tremlett, UK, 1989 |
| Physical description | A landscape format print with the central section of the word 'Abyssinia' depicted in closed-up capital letters, printed in black on white with a narrow thread of white between and outlining each letter. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D Tremlett 89' (Signature and date; in pencil lower right) |
| Credit line | Given by Ulrich Lehmann |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | David Tremlett (born 1945, St Austell, Cornwall) is best known for his wall drawings, most of which are temporary, and for conceptual works which are fragile and unconventional. He has also made large drawings on paper, expressing his response to a particular place or to something he has seen. Tremlett is internationally renowned, and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1992. This print (from an edition of 100) was published by the Serpentine Gallery on the occasion of Tremlett's one-man show there in 1989. The truncated image of the central letters from the word 'Abyssinia' demonstrates a use of word as image that is characteristic of conceptual art. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.330-2007 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2007 |
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