Sean Landers

Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is in excellent condition. There is minimal surface soiling concentrated at the extreme edges.
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The honesty that characterizes Landers' language also manifests itself in his animal/human portraits and sculptures. While the text pieces are clearly addressed to an art world audience, these works express an almost innocent relationship to art-making. Landers has commented on the fact that he makes these works for his immediate audience, which is often himself and his four-year-old daughter. Each figure is uniquely imagined and fully formed -- they seem as familiar and as fantastic as characters in a well-known fairy tale. Without regard for history or theory, these works nakedly display the joy Landers takes in being an artist.
Andrea Rosen Gallery (press release for New York, Andrea Rosen Gallery, Sean Landers, February - April, 2004)