Property from the Estate of
GERALD S. ELLIOTT
Robert Longo (b. 1953)
Details
Robert Longo (b. 1953)
Now is the Creature (The Fly)
signed, titled and dated 'Longo NOW IS A CREATURE (the fly) 1986' on the stretcher--signed and titled again 'Longo (the fly)' on the reverse of the steel element--acrylic, graphite, and charcoal on linen and steel
82 x 140 x 26in. (208 x 356 x 66cm.)
Now is the Creature (The Fly)
signed, titled and dated 'Longo NOW IS A CREATURE (the fly) 1986' on the stretcher--signed and titled again 'Longo (the fly)' on the reverse of the steel element--acrylic, graphite, and charcoal on linen and steel
82 x 140 x 26in. (208 x 356 x 66cm.)
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York.
Literature
M. Brenson, "Art: Robert Longo and his 'Steel Angels,'" The New York Times, May 1986.
M. A. Staniszewski, "May Eye", Manhattan, Inc., May 1986, p. 164.
M. Brenson, "Robert Longo", The New York Times, July 1986.
E. Heartney, "Robert Longo at Metro Pictures," Artnews, Jan. 1987, p. 155.
J. Neisser, "A Magnificent Obsession," Art & Auction, Dec. 1987, p. 110.
E. Prager, "Mondo Longo," Interview, May 1988, p. 86 (illustrated).
M. A. Staniszewski, "May Eye", Manhattan, Inc., May 1986, p. 164.
M. Brenson, "Robert Longo", The New York Times, July 1986.
E. Heartney, "Robert Longo at Metro Pictures," Artnews, Jan. 1987, p. 155.
J. Neisser, "A Magnificent Obsession," Art & Auction, Dec. 1987, p. 110.
E. Prager, "Mondo Longo," Interview, May 1988, p. 86 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Tokyo, Spiral Garden, Wacola Art Center, Robert Longo, 1986, n.n. (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, Robert Longo, Oct. 1989-Sept. 1990, pp. 41-42 and p. 104, no. 37 (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, Robert Longo, Oct. 1989-Sept. 1990, pp. 41-42 and p. 104, no. 37 (illustrated).