Douglas Gordon
List of Names (compiled January 1992), 1990-Ongoing
Signed, dated and numbered 23/100 on cover page
Published London February 1992 by AX
Published London February 1992 by AX
Typeset in Courier in an edition of 100
1850 names over 470 pages
Sheet size: 21 x 29.7 cm
Box size: 31 x 22 x 6.3 cm
Sheet size: 21 x 29.7 cm
Box size: 31 x 22 x 6.3 cm
Further images
This work consists of a list of names, displayed in columns, as if it were a war memorial or a roll of honour. They are the names of everyone the...
This work consists of a list of names, displayed in columns, as if it were a war memorial or a roll of honour. They are the names of everyone the artist has ever met, or more precisely, everyone he can remember meeting. Gordon says of this work, 'It was an accurate and honest statement but it was full of mistakes (like forgetting the names of some friends), so there were some embarrassing elements in the work, but that all seemed to be quite close to the truth of how our head functions anyway. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.'
Provenance
Purchased from Camden Arts Centre date ?Collections include: Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art (Modern One) After 1990
Courtesy of Paul Stolper Gallery
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