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Newspaper
Robert Gober
Contemporary Art
Best known since the 1980s for his sculptural works that replicate and distort quotidian objects, Robert Gober turns to lithography to play with the familiar form and layout of newspapers. In each of these individually printed sheets, he replaces the press photography with his own imagery: the topmost page, for instance, includes a self-portrait of the artist in a wedding dress, wig, and veil. This insertion underscores how the newspaper can be a deeply personal medium and replicates the experience of seeing one’s personhood—in particular, the artist’s queer identity—politicized and debated in the public sphere.
MEDIUM
Photolithography
DATES
1992
DIMENSIONS
5 × 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (12.7 × 39.4 × 31.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2018.9
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Pamela Markham Heller in memory of Jim Heller
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Robert Gober (American, born 1954). Newspaper, 1992. Photolithography, 5 × 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (12.7 × 39.4 × 31.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pamela Markham Heller in memory of Jim Heller, 2018.9. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo courtesy Robert Gober, CUR.2018.9_RobertGober_photgraph.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 4/10
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2018.9_RobertGober_photgraph.jpg. Photo courtesy Robert Gober
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