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Carroll Dunham Untitled (Purple) 1993-1994 Styrofoam, sand, crayon, graphite, and oil on canvas. 80 x 50 x 5 1/4 in. (203.2 x 127 x 13.3 cm). Signed and dated "Carroll Dunham Nov.93 Jan Feb 94" along upper edge. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and a photograph signed by the artist.
Provenance Metro Pictures, New York Literature L. Phillips and New Museum of Contemporary Art, eds., Carroll Dunham Paintings, New York, 2002, p. 80 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay Creating something that doesn’t already exist is not a simple matter, and Dunham has succeeded in bringing us closer to the archetypal dilemma of pure creative force than any other painter of his generation. His paintings do not placate or instruct, nor do they dryly solve a set of formal problems meant to stand for the current limitations of painting as a communicative practice. On the contrary, Dunham’s paintings often embarrass or make their viewers uncomfortable, and they have been described variously as melancholic, misanthropic, and threatening. To interpret them in these terms would be to completely miss the artist’s point in creating them. Dunham’s paintings are not meant to be disturbing, but rather to be as true as possible to the impulse that drives them into the light of day, an impulse that runs in a deep vein directly to the furthest regions of the human psyche. (D. Cameron “Second Nature,” Carroll Dunham Paintings, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 2002). Read More