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All Those Eyes

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1989

Artist:

Louise Lawler
American, born 1947

About this artwork

A member of the Pictures Generation, known for its critiques of authorship and originality, Louise Lawler produces images about art and its structures of authority. She photographs the artworks of others in situ—on display in corporate collections, homes, auction houses, and museums, among other places—to remind viewers that the contextual cues surrounding an artwork always inform our understanding of it. Gesturing toward the cultural aggrandizement of an elite (often white, male) artist class through the power of the art market, Lawler frequently selects artworks by blue-chip artists as her subjects: in this case, Jeff Koons. Her photograph grants access to a sight normally invisible to the general public: artworks condensed into a small storage space, where it is unclear where one monumental work ends and the other begins.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Louise Lawler

Title

All Those Eyes

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1989

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

37 × 55.5 cm (14 5/8 × 21 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Boardroom, Inc.

Reference Number

1992.688

Extended information about this artwork

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