"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
"The Death of Petronius" from "The Last Days of Pompeii" (2001)
"The Death of Petronius" from "The Last Days of Pompeii," 2001
Chromogenic print, 46 5/8 x 94 5/8 inches
Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York
Chromogenic print, 46 5/8 x 94 5/8 inches
Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York
"I want to present this image of the relationship that I had through the eyes and through the guise of nineteenth century academic painting. Because we are dealing with England and France, who invented Rome in a way. They invented Rome to help glorify their own role as great colonial powers with India and Africa and whatever they were colonizing...I’ve always loved [salon painting] anyway. It’s such campy painting."
- Eleanor Antin
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