Created by
Yanko, Kennedy, American, born 1988
Subject of
Clifton, Lucille, American, 1936 - 2010
Date
2023
Medium
copper and latex paint with steel and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 77 × 27 × 17 in. (195.6 × 68.6 × 43.2 cm)
Description
An abstract, floating, wall sculpture titled, What did I see to be except myself?, by Kennedy Yanko. The piece is comprised primarily of a found copper sheet and a latex-based paint skin. The copper sheet has a green patina on one side and is partially oxidized to a dark brown on the other. It has been folded, twisted, and crumpled roughly into a funnel shape that exposes the green patina mostly near the top, areas of oxidation near the middle and bottom, as well as some abraded and polished highlights along some of the sculpture's edges and folds. The eggplant purple paint skin drapes over the top left corner of the funnel-shaped copper, winds around the back, bunches and loops around the bottom, and ultimately drapes into a crescent shaped swath over the bottom right side of the copper. Attached to the top back of the sculpture is a flat steel bar that hooks over a wall mount. The bar is held in place with silver tone metal nuts and screws.
Place made
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
She Is a Verb
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
found object sculpture
sculpture
Topic
Poetry
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2024.52
Restrictions & Rights
© Kennedy Yanko
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dae30a08-052c-4f97-8f50-b0c9d44ba800

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