Paperwork and the Will of Capital, Press XL
2015
Taryn Simon
American, born 1975
Contemporary Art
Taryn Simon takes inspiration from the context of major political meetings and draws attention to the many symbols of decorum and diplomacy they employ by focusing on the quiet presence of decorative floral arrangements. Simon indexes, re-creates, photographs, and preserves these centerpieces, linking the grand theatrics of political deal-making and the globalization of world economies to the intricacies of botany and horticulture. In the delicate stack of pages that forms part of the sculptural steel monolith, Simon brings together the natural and the mechanical, the ephemeral and the eternal, in a precarious state of balance.
- Maker/Artist
- Simon, Taryn
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Pigmented concrete press, dried plant specimens, inkjet prints, herbarium paper, and steel
- Dimensions
- 44 15/16 × 22 × 30 in. (114.1 × 55.9 × 76.2 cm)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2018.8
- Credit Line
- Gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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