Like a weight you do not remove or lift
1980
Artist, American, born 1950
Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in black on japan paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 24.8 x 15.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
sheet: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.) -
Accession
1990.106.19.g
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Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
lower left in plate in reverse: It would be so inhuman if everyone were ex / actly alike; yet he soon will be. Each hu / man features the entire gamut: mad- /ness it set for profit?"/ of saint to murderer./I expect / you to recognize that the "centre / does not cohere"./In 1980 they / sold art by the square foot- / just because these are small / physically doesn't mean that / they must seem small. The / new successful means / must now be simple / and small-that is taken / step by step./ Just ask yourself "is it set for profit?"/
Wikidata ID
Q74886277