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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Allan McCollum, “Collection of Five Plaster Surrogates”, 1982/91

Allan McCollum

“Collection of Five Plaster Surrogates”, 1982/91
esmalte sobre Hydrostone
enamel on Hydrostone
51 x 182 cm
20.08 x 71.65 in
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Allan McCollum é conhecido por suas instalações formadas por grandes quantidades de objetos feitos manualmente, mas orientados por lógicas de repetição e padronização industrial. Frequentemente desenvolvidas por meio de processos...
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Allan McCollum é conhecido por suas instalações formadas por grandes quantidades de objetos feitos manualmente, mas orientados por lógicas de repetição e padronização industrial. Frequentemente desenvolvidas por meio de processos colaborativos, suas obras investigam as relações entre produção em série, trabalho e valor na cultura de massas, assim como os modos pelos quais os objetos adquirem significado nas sociedades contemporâneas.
 
A obra Collection of Five Plaster Surrogates (1982-91) integra uma de suas séries mais emblemáticas, na qual o artista investiga as relações entre originalidade, reprodução e circulação no sistema da arte. Os “surrogates” (molduras com campos centrais monocromáticos) funcionam como substitutos de pinturas, esvaziados de imagem e de gesto autoral, mas ainda reconhecíveis como objetos artísticos. Produzidos em série, com variações sutis de tamanho, proporção e cor, esses trabalhos tensionam a ideia de unicidade ao mesmo tempo em que evocam a lógica da repetição e da padronização.
 
 

Allan McCollum is known for installations consisting of large numbers of handmade objects governed by the logic of industrial repetition and standardization. Often developed through collaborative processes, his work investigates the relationships among serial production, labor, and value in mass culture, as well as the ways objects acquire meaning in contemporary society.

 

"Collection of Five Plaster Surrogates" (1982–91) belongs to one of his most emblematic series, in which he investigates the relationships among originality, reproduction, and circulation within the art system. These “surrogates” – frames with monochromatic central fields – serve as substitutes for paintings, emptied of image and authorial gesture yet still legible as art objects. Produced in series, with subtle variations in size, proportion, and color, these works challenge the idea of uniqueness while also evoking the logic of repetition and standardization.

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