Adam McEwen Follow Untitled signed and dated 'A. McEwen 2013' on the overlap acrylic on canvas 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.) Painted in 2013.
Description Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance The National Exemplar Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Catalogue Essay Adam McEwen’s Untitled was painted as part of a series of Atomkraft works based on the ‘Smiling Sun’, the international symbol of the anti-nuclear movement. Over 36 million items displaying the 'Smiling Sun' logo were sold and the statement 'Nuclear Power? No Thanks' was translated into 45 languages making it a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s and 80s. McEwen used the motif to create unique works in varying shades of grey, the larger of which were exhibited at The National Exemplar Gallery in 2013 alongside the lyrics of Nena’s Cold War era protest song 99 Luftballons. Read More
Adam McEwen Follow Untitled signed and dated 'A. McEwen 2013' on the overlap acrylic on canvas 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.) Painted in 2013.
Description Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance The National Exemplar Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Catalogue Essay Adam McEwen’s Untitled was painted as part of a series of Atomkraft works based on the ‘Smiling Sun’, the international symbol of the anti-nuclear movement. Over 36 million items displaying the 'Smiling Sun' logo were sold and the statement 'Nuclear Power? No Thanks' was translated into 45 languages making it a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s and 80s. McEwen used the motif to create unique works in varying shades of grey, the larger of which were exhibited at The National Exemplar Gallery in 2013 alongside the lyrics of Nena’s Cold War era protest song 99 Luftballons. Read More
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