Flavin's fluorescent light installation (1963) and Keith Sonnier's neon one (2004) are reflected in the mirrored
slatwall of Corvette and are echoed in the fluorescent tubes centered beneath it.
Not exact matches
Additionally, Meckseper's wall works, made out
of store display
slatwall panels and printed canvases, highlight appropriated advertisings such as the packaging
of male underwear labels 2 (X) ist.
Her use
of commercial
slatwall panels as an artistic medium for both Crow and Corvette (2011), the latter installed among three works in the «Collective Conversations» gallery, is a departure from traditional materials
of painting and sculpture, but a clear reference to Minimalist and Modernist aesthetics.
The eight - by - eight foot
slatwall pieces deliberately reference the work
of Minimalists Donald Judd and Dan Flavin as well as Minimalism's rejection
of Abstract Expressionism, according to the Parrish.
JOSEPHINE MECKSEPER The Bird
of the Air 2012 Mixed media on MDF
slatwall with aluminum edging 96 x 96 x 14 1/2 inches (243.8 x 243.8 x 36.8 cm) ARG # MEJ2012 - 001
The industrial
slatwall functions like a minimalist painting — its built - in horizontals echoing the purity
of Agnes Martin, while simultaneously being a readily available vehicle for product display.
JOSEPHINE MECKSEPER The Lily
of the Field 2012 Mixed media on MDF
slatwall with aluminum edging 96 x 96 x 12 1/2 inches (243.8 x 243.8 x 31.8 cm) ARG # MEJ2012 - 002