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Latter Day Observer
John Latham1963/1963
Modern Art Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
For John Latham, the destruction of matter was a productive act and a means of critiquing received ideas. Latham burned books and embedded them into the surface of his works, transforming them from containers of knowledge into sculptural objects.
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Details
- Title: Latter Day Observer
- Creator: John Latham
- Creator Lifespan: 1921/2006
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Livingstone, Zambia
- Date: 1963/1963
- Physical Dimensions: w122 x h97 x d26 cm
- Credits: Courtesy John Latham Estate and Lisson Gallery. Photo: Ben Westoby
- Type: Sculpture
- External Link: https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/event/kaleidoscope-moment-grace/
- Medium: Books, wires, wire-mesh, machine fragments, plaster and paint on canvas on hardboard
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