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Holzer, Jenny. Laments: Death came and he looked like... (Sarcophagus coffin), 1987. marble, 45.7 x 61 x 137.2 cm (18 x 24 x 54 in.). Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller, 2019.19.1.a. Copyrighted undefined.

Laments: Death came and he looked like... (Sarcophagus coffin)

1987

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer (American, 1950-)

Contemporary Art

Laments: Death came and he looked like... (Sarcophagus coffin), 1987. Jenny Holzer (American, 1950-). Marble; 45.7 x 61 x 137.2 cm (18 x 24 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller 2019.19.1.a © Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Laments: Death came and he looked like… belongs to one of Jenny Holzer’s iconic sculpture series, the Laments. A response to the AIDS epidemic, the series is based on 13 texts written by Holzer, which she has described as “voices of the dead.” Each text was manifested in two forms: as colored light flowing between the ceiling and floor on LED signs, and as engravings carved into the tops of sarcophagi made of different stones. This work is one of those pairings. The same text is displayed in motion on the LED sign and static on the surface of the sarcophagus.
Maker/Artist
Holzer, Jenny
Classification
Mixed Media
Formatted Medium
marble
Medium
marble
Dimensions
45.7 x 61 x 137.2 cm (18 x 24 x 54 in.)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
2019.19.1.a
Credit Line
Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller
Rights Statement
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