Dominating the space is a colossal revolving steel construction that spells out MOTHERS in six foot high,
white neon letters, as is the case of Creed's other neon installations the choice of words likewise serve as the artwork's title, Work No. 1357 MOTHERS (2011).
Or on the chance juxtaposition at ABMB of Joseph Kosuth's conceptual
white neon lettering and a Tracey Emin come - on pink neon that questioned whether art of the past can dialogue intelligently with art of today.
Not exact matches
I like the blue and
white marquee
letter as a stand in for the traditional
neon sign, and it adds to the industrial feel of the room.
Though not named, other connections are suggested: to Robert Ryman, in an all -
white painting executed on slices of Wonder Bread; to Eva Hesse's 1966 Hang Up, in a painting from which a loop of stiffened string extends; and to Bruce Nauman's 1967
neon spiral proclaiming «the true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths,» in a canvas called Grandiosity and Depression (1988 - 90) that bears, in snaking
letters, a quote from Alice Miller.
There will also be a few, spikier contributions, like new Royal Academician Bob and Roberta Smith's hand - painted billboard
Letter to Michael Gove, Gavin Turk's crushed
white van Transit Compression and Martin Creed's
white neon, ASSHOLES.
, 2009
white neon 25 meter length,
letter height approx. 15,5 cm x 11,3 cm, diameter 1 cm «Permit yourself...» installation view Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Elisenstraße 4 - 6, 2009
Mismatched gold
letters (with a
white neon T to start) spell out TO YOUTH (all works 2003), both homage and indicator of loss.
MONICA BONVICINI No More # 1 2016 Aluminum square tubes,
white neon tubes, 18 double tube
letters, dimmable, ed.
What to make of the
neon piece spelling out the cryptic phrase «The subject self - defined» (Joseph Kosuth) or the painting over the sofa that reads «Feb. 27, 1987» in
white block
letters on a black field (On Kawara)?
The
neon spells «America» in large
letters and the glowing
white tubing has been painted black on the front but not the back, so that the
letters appear backlighted by
white light.