Untitled (Flat)

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Alex Israel (b. 1982)
Untitled (Flat)
signed and dated 'Alex Israel '12' (on the reverse)
acrylic on stucco, wood and aluminum frame
78 x 53 7/8 in. (198.1 x 136.8 cm.)
Executed in 2012.

Provenance

Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York
Private collection, Santa Monica
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013

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Lot Essay

I like the physicality of my city, its surfaces, textures and patina … I like the idea of presenting scenic painting in the flesh, directly to the viewer, inverting its position from cinematic illusion to physical, Hollywood thing.
—Alex Israel

Untitled (Flat)

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