Photographs
Photographs
SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON | SELF PIETÀ
Auction Closed
April 5, 08:29 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON
B. 1967
SELF PIETÀ
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum, a White Cube, London, label on the reverse, 2001, framed, no. 4 in an edition of 6
49¼ by 49¼ in. (125.1 by 125.1 cm.)
In her video work ‘Pietà’ of 2002, Sam Taylor-Johnson held the body of Robert Downey, Jr. in a pose that mimics Michelango’s Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. From 1996-2001 Downey, Jr. was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges. His public trials were ongoing at the time of the performance, and Taylor-Johnson had recently completed treatment for cancer.