Drips and Drabs
2009
Fred Wilson
American, born 1954
Contemporary Art
Appearing to drip down the wall and pool into puddles on the gallery floor, Fred Wilson’s installation takes on a liquid appearance. The teardrop shapes produce a sorrowful effect yet also convey a seductive quality. Inspired by luxury Venetian glass, the artist views the jet-black material as both an allusion to ink, oil, and tar as well as a portal to reflect on Black identity. Wilson describes glassblowing as being “like the creation of a planet,” and within each fluid form, he imagines the multiple meanings and possibilities of Blackness.
- Maker/Artist
- Wilson, Fred
- Classification
- Installation
- Formatted Medium
- Blown glass
- Dimensions
- overall installation dimensions: 155 x 45 x 35 in. (393.7 x 114.3 x 88.9 cm)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2015.23a-j
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist and The Pace Gallery in honor of Arnold Lehman
- Exhibitions
- Diverse Works: Director's Choice, 1997-2015, The Slipstream: Reflection, Resilience, and Resistance in the Art of Our Time
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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