"We should not be afraid sometimes to confront beauty and horror."
"Lament of the Images (Version 1)," detail (2002)
"Lament of the Images (Version 1)," detail, 2002
Three illuminated texts mounted on Plexiglas, light screen. Text panels: Each 23 x 20 inches. Light wall: 6 x 12 feet. Text composed by David Levi-Strauss.
© Alfredo Jaar, courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York.
Three illuminated texts mounted on Plexiglas, light screen. Text panels: Each 23 x 20 inches. Light wall: 6 x 12 feet. Text composed by David Levi-Strauss.
© Alfredo Jaar, courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York.
"I thought it would be interesting to experiment with light. It became a tool with which to communicate. I discovered a new world, and I’ve been using the language of light in different fashions, and in different situations, ever since."
- Alfredo Jaar
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