Untitled

细节

Rudolf Stingel (b. 1956)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Stingel 98' (on the reverse)
oil and enamel on canvas
32¼ x 32in. (82 x 81cm.)
Executed in 1998

来源

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Philips de Pury & Luxembourg New York, 14 November 2003, lot 288.

注意事项

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荣誉呈献

Beatriz Ordovás

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拍品专文

'What makes a painting a 'Painting'? This question has yet to be answered by art historians, critics, or artists. Maybe through Rudolf Stingel's work we can find a possible answer. To paint is to act. Yet this action does not necessarily produce a painting. Most of the time, the result is an approximation of an ideal painting that exists in the mind of the painter. This endeavor increases in complexity, however, when the painter is not the artist. Regardless, what makes a painting a 'Painting' is the capacity of the artist to create either a performance that will be possible to look at forever or to create a void that will blend with the passing of time. This ability to grasp and harness time holds the keys to creating a 'Painting''.

(F. Bonami, 'Paintings of Paintings for Paintings', in Rudolf Stingel, exh. cat., Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 2007, p. 13).