Like a latterday Lampsonius, David Robbins has brought together portraits of 18 American 'talents', including Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Jenny Holzer and Allan McCollum. The portraits were made by Kriegsmann Jr., a photographer known for his photos of stars from the world of light music. The most striking thing about this set of artists' portraits is that the subjects are almost indistinguishable from one another, their individuality being masked by a pose that is as unrevealing as it is flattering. With a certain irony Robbins has come out here against what the considers the hopelessly out-moded image of the artist as an excentric, alienated loner, by introducing artists of a modern type, who are quite prepared to present themselves to a potential public.
Specifications
| Title | Talent |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bromide print |
| Object type |
Photo series
> Photograph
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 27 cm Length 22 cm Depth 1,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
David Robbins
Model: Allan McCollum Model: Robin Weglinski Model: Peter Nagy Model: Joel Otterson Model: Steven Parrino Model: Jeff Koons Model: Larry Johnson Model: Jenny Holzer Model: Robert Longo Model: Clegg and Guttmann Model: Cindy Sherman Model: Thomas Lawson Model: Michael Byron Model: Jennifer Bolande Model: Ashley Bickerton Model: Alan Belcher Model: Gretchen Bender |
| Accession number | 3219 a-r (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1990 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1990 |
| Creation date | in 1986 |
| Entitled parties | © Jeff Koons , © Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. |
| Internal exhibitions |
Album. De fotoverzameling van Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam (1995) |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Bromide print
> Photographic printing technique
> Mechanical
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
