Weeptober
Artist
Seth Price
(American, born East Jerusalem, 1973)
Date2022-2023
MediumAcrylic paint, generatively produced image reverse-transferred into acrylic polymer, and UV-print on aluminum composite
DimensionsUnframed: 96 × 76 1/8 × 1 inches (243.84 × 193.36 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank, Trustee
Object number2023.31
SignedSigned on verso: "Seth P"
InscribedOn verso: "How to wash your face in The Rain Park 6D—the Sequel Mix (Fan Edit)"
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DescriptionThis large, vertically oriented painting features a woman’s face in lavender and gray hues its upper-left quadrant. Her eyes are downcast or closed and her lips are full. The surface of the paint in this area of the woman’s face is finely wrinkled. In the upper left corner, above the woman’s eyes, is a black shape reminiscent of an ink spill. Five metallic-looking silver rings that appear convincingly three dimensional and reflective cascade from the upper right corner of the painting down to the lower left. They increase in diameter as they near the lower edge of the aluminum panel. Behind the ring closest to the lower right corner and extending down to the lower edge of the panel is a smear of paint that ranges from a coral-red color, gray, and lilac, to beige. The background of the painting is white. Throughout the image, there are visible brush strokes and thick areas of paint that contrast with the smoothness of other areas.Exhibition HistoryArdomancer, April
21–June 3, 2023. Petzel Gallery, New York.
The artist; through Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, 2023;
Purchased by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2023.
Copyright© 2023 Seth Price
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