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Paperwork and the Will of Capital, Press XL
Taryn Simon
Contemporary Art
Taryn Simon takes inspiration from the context of major political meetings and draws attention to the many symbols of decorum and diplomacy they employ by focusing on the quiet presence of decorative floral arrangements. Simon indexes, re-creates, photographs, and preserves these centerpieces, linking the grand theatrics of political deal-making and the globalization of world economies to the intricacies of botany and horticulture. In the delicate stack of pages that forms part of the sculptural steel monolith, Simon brings together the natural and the mechanical, the ephemeral and the eternal, in a precarious state of balance.
MEDIUM
Pigmented concrete press, dried plant specimens, inkjet prints, herbarium paper, and steel
DATES
2015
DIMENSIONS
44 15/16 × 22 × 30 in. (114.1 × 55.9 × 76.2 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2018.8
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Taryn Simon (American, born 1975). Paperwork and the Will of Capital, Press XL, 2015. Pigmented concrete press, dried plant specimens, inkjet prints, herbarium paper, and steel, 44 15/16 × 22 × 30 in. (114.1 × 55.9 × 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody, 2018.8. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo courtesy Taryn Simon, CUR.2018.8_TarynSimon_photograph.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2018.8_TarynSimon_photograph.jpg. Photo courtesy Taryn Simon
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