Ryan Trecartin (b. 1981)

Mother

Details

Ryan Trecartin (b. 1981)
Mother
mixed media
92 7/8 x 36 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (236 x 91 x 76 cm.)
Executed in 2006. This work was fabricated by Rhett LaRue for the exhibition "I Smell Pregnant" by Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin.

Provenance

Q.E.D., Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

E. Booth-Clibborn, ed., History of the Saatchi Gallery, London, 2011, p. 684.
Jonathan Cape Ltd., ed., The Shape of Things to Come: The Saachti Gallery, London, p. 88.

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Q.E.D., I Smell Pregnant, 2006.
London, Royal Academy of Arts, USA Today: New American Art from the Saatchi Gallery, October-November 2006, p. 366.

Sale room notice

Please note that this work was fabricated by Rhett LaRue for the exhibition I Smell Pregnant by Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin.

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Lot Essay

Ryan Trecartin's work tests the boundaries of authorship and creative practice. Orchestrating a large group of artists, Trecartin offers a platform of uniting vision, garnering various levels of response from his collaborators. Devoid of ego, Trecartin subtly builds a community vision based on collective value, spontaneity, and mutual support. Mother encapsulates this harmonious spirit. Oversized, and slightly Charles-Ray-perverse, she towers as a matriarch of DIY splendor.

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