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1982
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(Left: Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe. Right: Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Bisset, Diane Keaton, Brooke Shields, Meryl Streep.)
Two gelatin silver prints from computer-generated negatives (Edition of 15)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto
11 x 14 inches, each (sheet)
7.25 x 8.25 inches, each (image)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Since the inception of her career as an artist, Nancy Burson has been interested in the interaction of art and science. Starting in the early 1980s, in collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Burson began to produce computer-generated composite protraits. The work was informed by centuries of social, scientific, and pseudo-scientific study of the human face (physiognomy, phrenology, etc.). However, Burson’s attitude toward science was always laced with a touch of irony, and her early composites exhibit a keen awareness of the absurdities embedded in many of the historic theories with which we are now familiar. From the start, Burson’s work was conceptually challenging, as she addressed issues not only concerning science, but also race, biology, politics, ethics, and much more.
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- CreatorNancy Burson (1948, American)
- Creation Year1982
- DimensionsHeight: 11 in. (27.94 cm)Width: 14 in. (35.56 cm)
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- Gallery LocationNew York, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU93233217393
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