Lot 187
  • 187

Matthew Brannon

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Matthew Brannon
  • Not Reason Enough
  • signed and dated 07 on the reverse
  • embroidery and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 263.5 by 153.5 cm. 103 3/4 by 60 3/8 in.

Provenance

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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Catalogue Note

“The eel continues to develop as a symbol of abjectness, refinement, and wealth – its conflicted meanings in contrast to its simple and alluring graphic manifestation. Brannon also relates the eel graphic to the image of a coiled whip, which he has employed in other works to evoke the psychological dynamics of power and domination” (Howie Chen, ‘Restructuring’, in: Exh. Cat., New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Matthew Brannon: Where Were We, 2007, online).