We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us are Looking at the Stars

2004

Fred Wilson

Associated Names
Fred Wilson

Artist, American, born 1954

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Rachel Stevenson

Printer, American

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

The image consists of circular shapes and dots of different sizes spread across the canvas. The arrangement transitions from darker edges to a lighter center. The composition evokes a cosmic night sky or a cluster of pebbles. The patterns suggest similarities to starry universes or microscopic cellular structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spitbite aquatint in black on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 50.5 x 60.8 cm (19 7/8 x 23 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 77.8 x 86 cm (30 5/8 x 33 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.162

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: OK TP; lower right below platemark in graphite: Fred Wilson '04; lower right verso in graphite: Wilson: We are all in the Gutter, but some of us Are looking at the Stars OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76340302

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