Lot Essay
“Art is an attempt to try and understand our own contemporary situation through making images that are completely personal, while also addressing our social context.” -Robert Longo
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Songs of Silent Running #5
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ROBERT LONGO (B. 1953)
Songs of Silent Running #5
incised with the artist's signature and number 'Robert Longo #5' (on the reverse)
aluminum
26 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 4 in. (67.3 x 49.5 x 10.2 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This work is number five from an edition of nine.
Songs of Silent Running #5
incised with the artist's signature and number 'Robert Longo #5' (on the reverse)
aluminum
26 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 4 in. (67.3 x 49.5 x 10.2 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This work is number five from an edition of nine.
Provenance
Private collection, Los Angeles
Hamilton-Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood
Web Gallery NYC, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Hamilton-Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood
Web Gallery NYC, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Loisaida: New York's Lower East Side in the '80s, April-July 2014.
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