About The Work
“equals….”(protracted (in argon)) has been produced by Wyn Evans longterm trusted neon-fabricator, Dusty Sprengenal, exclusively for the ICA. Wyn Evans has translated into neon the Unicode symbol ‘=‘ elongating it horizontally in a manner that suggests the alteration of its universal codification. Through this simple intervention, the definitive concept of equivalency is made unstable, and open.
This work could be compared to aspects of concrete poetry, where the spatial and visual qualities of a sign become as important, and meaningful, as what it signifies. The effect is similar to Wyn Evans’s neon text sculptures, where he uses favourite passages of text or the subtitles from films to create enigmatic signs that impose a retinal and mental after-image in the viewer’s mind.
Courtesy of ICA London
About Cerith Wyn Evans
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Cerith Wyn Evans releases new Phaidon, Artspace, & White Cube edition
- Interviews & Features: Cerith Wyn Evans on Art, Life, & Everything In Between
- Art 101: How to Pronounce Artists' Names, Vol. 4: Venice Biennale Edition
- News & Events: 10 Artists to Watch This October
- News & Events: 10 Artworks That Are Guaranteed to Fool Your Eye
Sculpture
Neon
5.12 x 31.50 x 1.18 in
13.0 x 80.0 x 3.0 cm
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.
About The Work
“equals….”(protracted (in argon)) has been produced by Wyn Evans longterm trusted neon-fabricator, Dusty Sprengenal, exclusively for the ICA. Wyn Evans has translated into neon the Unicode symbol ‘=‘ elongating it horizontally in a manner that suggests the alteration of its universal codification. Through this simple intervention, the definitive concept of equivalency is made unstable, and open.
This work could be compared to aspects of concrete poetry, where the spatial and visual qualities of a sign become as important, and meaningful, as what it signifies. The effect is similar to Wyn Evans’s neon text sculptures, where he uses favourite passages of text or the subtitles from films to create enigmatic signs that impose a retinal and mental after-image in the viewer’s mind.
Courtesy of ICA London
About Cerith Wyn Evans
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Cerith Wyn Evans releases new Phaidon, Artspace, & White Cube edition
- Interviews & Features: Cerith Wyn Evans on Art, Life, & Everything In Between
- Art 101: How to Pronounce Artists' Names, Vol. 4: Venice Biennale Edition
- News & Events: 10 Artists to Watch This October
- News & Events: 10 Artworks That Are Guaranteed to Fool Your Eye
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