Eversharp Blue Pen

Artist Moffat Takadiwa (Zimbabwean, born 1983)

DateFebruary 2019

MediumFound computer keys and cut toothbrushes

DimensionsOverall: 130 × 65 × 6 inches (330.2 × 165.1 × 15.24 cm)

Credit LineGift of Craig and Lynn Jacobson

Object number2024.72

On View

Not on view

Collections

Contemporary Art

Terms

DescriptionThis large mixed-media wall piece features concentric circles of found objects including computer keyboard keys and cut toothbrushes. The central circle comprises toothbrushes of multiple colors. The next circle is made up of mostly black computer keys. The last circle is wide and made up of blue toothbrushes. A mass of black computer keys largely envelopes the ring of blue toothbrushes. Strings of keys hang from the lower edge to create a fringe-like effect.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Armory Show, Nicodim Gallery, New York, NY, 2019.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist through Nicodim Gallery (New York, NY) by Craig Jacobson (b. 1952) and Lynn Jacobson (b. 1953), Kansas City, MO, 2019;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.

Published References

Martha Schwendener, “At the Armory Show, Solo Exhibitions and Colossal Displays,” The New York Times, online. March 6, 2019), https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/arts/design/armory-show-art-piers.html.

Martha Schwendener, “A Wide Range of Works at a Fair That Almost Wasn’t: The 25^th edition of the Armory Show features 198 galleries this year,” The New York Times, print. (New York, NY: The New York Times, March 8, 2019), p C18.

Joanna Gmuender, “Visual Diary – Contemporary Art from The Armory Show 2019,” Hamptons Art Hub. March 13, 2019. https://hamptonsarthub.com/2019/03/13/art-fairs-visual-diary-contemporary-art-from-the-armory-show-2019/.

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