Photo of collection object Standing Man, Standing Woman with Hat
Pistoletto, Michelangelo. Standing Man, Standing Woman with Hat, 1980. Silkscreen on stainless steel, each panel: 90 5/8 x 49 1/4 in. (230.2 x 125.1 cm). Gift of Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin, 1995.198a-b. © Michelangelo Pistoletto -- Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella © artist or artist's estate.

Standing Man, Standing Woman with Hat

1980

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Italian, born 1933

Contemporary Art

There is something magical about a reflection in a mirror. It seems to be an accurate record of what it represents, but it is reversed left to right and is subject to manipulation and distortion. Michelangelo Pistoletto plays with the idea of reflection and the merging of art and everyday life in this work.

Figures are silkscreened on a piece of reflective stainless steel, creating permanent content for the piece. But as viewers pass in front of it, temporary inhabitants of the space—you—also appear and disappear.
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
Silkscreen on stainless steel
Dimensions
each panel: 90 5/8 x 49 1/4 in. (230.2 x 125.1 cm)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
1995.198a-b
Credit Line
Gift of Miriam Katowitz and Arthur Radin
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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