Security House
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Object Label
Alison Elizabeth Taylor’s Security House examines the contemporary landscape and culture of the southwestern United States. She uses marquetry, a woodworking technique dating from the Renaissance, to depict a dilapidated tract house amid an unkempt yard. Selecting wood veneers in a variety of grains and earthy desert tones, she embellishes the scene with details that suggest narratives relating to housing foreclosures and fears about border security. Security House taps into a long-standing romance with the American frontier, while also suggesting the persistence of boom-and-bust cycles that have historically characterized towns in the West.
Caption
Alison Elizabeth Taylor American, born 1972. Security House, 2008–2010. Wood veneer, shellac, 93 x 122 in. (236.2 x 309.9 cm) a: 93 x 43 in. (236.2 x 109.2 cm) b: 93 x 39 in. (236.2 x 99.1 cm) c: 93 x 39 in. (236.2 x 99.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Contemporary Art Acquisitions Committee, 2013.29.2a-c. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.29.2a-c_PS11.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Security House
Date
2008–2010
Medium
Wood veneer, shellac
Classification
Dimensions
93 x 122 in. (236.2 x 309.9 cm) a: 93 x 43 in. (236.2 x 109.2 cm) b: 93 x 39 in. (236.2 x 99.1 cm) c: 93 x 39 in. (236.2 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Contemporary Art Acquisitions Committee
Accession Number
2013.29.2a-c
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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