Woman with Dog by Duane Hanson, 1977
I feel I did a disservice to Duane Hanson (1995-1926) in Friday's post. I didn't mention that he was an artist who specialized in lifesize fiberglass sculpture of incredibly real-looking individuals. Several people commented on what they thought was a photograph of a woman with a dog, when in actuality it is a sculpture.
Alex Geana of the Huffington Post reviewed this year's Whitney Biennial and reported one of his favorite pieces was Woman with Dog because the guards had taken to standing perfectly still behind the work, turning it into a performance piece, asking the viewer "to ponder is the statuesque guardian, living or inanimate." I probably should have used this photo to begin with…
Read Alex Geana's review here. And Artnet's Jerry Saltz writes about Duane Hanson's 1999 Whitney retrospective here with several photos of more amazing works.
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