Perspectives
New York: Béatrice Coron, 2006. One of 8 copies. Made from lasercut metal featuring city views with magnetic text that can re-arranged by the viewer. Created as a reaction to students being accused of forgery, the artist has incorporated 48 Shakespearian quotes to illustrate that nearly everything written has been written before. Rather than choosing well known quotes, she has selected common phrases such as "I know you did" from Love's Labour's Lost, Act 2, Scene 1; "The cat is gray" from King Lear, Act 3, Scene 6; "Let me read" from Coriolanus, Act 3, Scene 1; "But What's the matter?" from Cymbeline, Act 1, Scene 1; and "Let her come in" from Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5. The quotes have been selected from over twenty of Shakespeare's plays. This sculptural book fits together with removable metal wires to form a three-sided pyramid shaped house. A light (not included) can be put inside to help showcase the silhouetted window scenes. Housed in a large yellow and black box covered with canvas and hand painted. As the metal pieces are so heavy, the box has become worn and the edges are beginning to split in a few places. Size: 16 x 20 inches (closed). Weight: 16 pounds. Fine.
Item #36867
Price: $2,500.00