Hare Krishna Lamps-Triptych

Courtesy of David Lewis

Contemporary Art

1997

John Boskovich
American, 1956-2006

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Contemporary Art

Artist: John Boskovich
Title: Hare Krishna Lamps-Triptych
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1997
Medium: Three found papier-mâché statuettes, metal and electrical lamp fittings, paper shades, three black Formica bases with text
Dimensions: Each: 190.5 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm (75 × 25 × 25 in.); 190.5 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm (75 × 25 × 25 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of John Boskovich
Reference Number: 2020.344.1-3

David Rimanelli, “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” Interior Design, vol. 68 (October 1997), 114, 115 (color ill.)
Laurence A. Rickels, “North by North,” Artext, no. 77 (Summer 2002): 63 (color ill.).
Grace Hadland, “John Boskovich Steers His Own Recovery,” Momus, Nov. 22, 2019, accessed Apr. 11, 2021. https://momus.ca/john-boskovich-steers-his-own-recovery/.
Keith H. Varadi, “John Boskovich at O-Town House,” Contemporary Art Review, Oct. 30, 2019, accessed Apr. 11, 2021. https://contemporaryartreview.la/john-boskovich-at-o-town-house/.
Andrew Beradini, “Inside Out,” Artfourm International, 58, no. 7 (March 2020): 180 (color ill.), 182 (color ill.), 183.
Holland Carter, “Reconnecting to a Reopening World,” New York Times, July 17, 2020, C8-9 (color ill.).
Juliana Halpert, “John Boskovich,” Frieze, no. 208 (January/February 2020): 180.
Lucy Ives, “The Ecstactic Home,” Frieze, no. 210 (April 2020): 91 (color ill.).

Los Angeles, O-Town House, John Boskovich: Psycho Salon, Sept. 27, 2019–Jan. 4, 2020, no cat.
New York, David Lewis Gallery, John Boskovich, Mar. 6–Sept. 27, 2020, no cat.

The estate of the artist; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 10, 2020.

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