Cady Noland

American Fine Arts Co., New York
Collection of Alice and Marvin Kosmin, New York
Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

France, Éspace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain, Status of Sculpture, 1990, p. 85, illustrated 

This work is in very good and stable condition overall. All elements appear to be present and securely intact. There are minor scuffs to the chrome-plated metal bar only visible upon close inspection. There is noticeable wear to the magazine pages encased in plastic and to the leather pencil holder which is inherent to the artist's choice of found material.
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"Cady Noland exposes the myth behind the promise of the American Dream. Her work addresses what she sees as America’s anxiety over the country’s failed pledge of freedom, security, and success for all. Combining iconic objects and images (flags, beer cans, celebrity photos, and the contents of tabloid newspapers) with base elements (grocery baskets, handcuffs, walkers, and portable metal barricades), Noland’s output tends toward haphazard arrangements that signify impaired social and physical mobility."
Excerpt from Joan Young's Cady Noland, SLA #4, Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection