1st Sep, 2019 9:30
Modern & Contemporary Art
40
David Brown (South Africa 1951-2016)
On the Telephone IV
wood, paint, found photographs and found object assemblage…
Artwork date: 2001
Signature details: signed with the artist's initials and dated on the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on Everard Read and João Ferreira Gallery labels on the reverse|
wood, paint, found photographs and found object assemblage…
Artwork date: 2001
Signature details: signed with the artist's initials and dated on the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on Everard Read and João Ferreira Gallery labels on the reverse|
(1)
110 x 80 x 10 cm
Notes:
Recognised by many for his performance pieces, Steven Cohen considers himself as much of a visual artist as a performer on account of the multidisciplinary nature of his practice, alongside his role as a queer activist. These roles overlap and integrate, as Cohen’s unapologetic recognition of his multifaceted identity as that of a South African who is at once Jewish, queer and white is articulated through a series of confrontational spectacles intended to provoke audiences.Cohen’s performances, accompanied by video and photographic documentation, often feature the artist’s distinct screenprints, an element of his oeuvre which predates his performance work and appear as backdrops, upholstery and costume, or, as in this case, as standalone works. In these early prints, the confrontational use of the motif of the erect penis, which often featured, confirms Cohen’s stance as a queer activist artist. His work at the time is all the more brave for having confronted the draconian apartheid regime with his marginalized and actively policed sexual identity.Cohen has performed and exhibited across the world. Works by the artist, such as Chandelier (2002), form part of the permanent collections of the Iziko South African National Gallery and are regularly exhibited.
Marc Smith
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 1st Sep, 2019
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