Cady Noland - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, May 11, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    American Fine Arts, New York

  • Exhibited

    San Francisco, SFMoMA Collection, 1990 (another example exhibited)

  • Catalogue Essay

    Cady Noland's work exposes the myth behind the promise of the American Dream, addressing what she sees as America's anxiety. Combining iconic objects and images, such as flags, beer cans, celebrity photos, and the contents of tabloid newspapers, Noland's work tends toward haphazard arrangements that signify impaired social and physical behavior. Noland's work also suggests a culture of excess and waste, a place in which the media and corporate interests distort events and objectify people, as seen in the present lot, Enquirer Page with Eyes Cut Out Template, 1991. Her installations, which resemble works in progress rather than formal or finished pieces, speak of an abandoned plan and hopes discarded, like so many of the found objects in her work.

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Enquirer Page with Eyes Cut Out Template

1991
plywood
72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm)
This work is number five from an edition of five. The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
$180,000 - 250,000 

Contemporary Art Day Sale

Contemporary Art Day
11 May 2012
New York