About The Work
Richard Gober is known for strange photographs, sculptures, drawings, and installations that blend fiction and reality. This iconic photolithograph was originally featured on the cover of Gober’s Newspaper (1992—93), exhibited in the groundbreaking 1993 Whitney Biennial centered around identity politics. Here, the artist recreates a page of the New York Times where he inserts himself into a bridal advertisement for Saks Fifth Avenue. Gober once said about the wedding dress, “There’s no comparable costume for a man that symbolizes this moment … we’ve only created this outfit for women.” Positioned beneath a headline about the discrimination of homosexuals, like himself, this work makes the political personal.
About Robert Gober
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Photolithograph on archival French Dur-o-tone paper
22.50 x 13.50 in
57.1 x 34.3 cm
This work is signed, dated, and numbered lower verso.
About The Work
Richard Gober is known for strange photographs, sculptures, drawings, and installations that blend fiction and reality. This iconic photolithograph was originally featured on the cover of Gober’s Newspaper (1992—93), exhibited in the groundbreaking 1993 Whitney Biennial centered around identity politics. Here, the artist recreates a page of the New York Times where he inserts himself into a bridal advertisement for Saks Fifth Avenue. Gober once said about the wedding dress, “There’s no comparable costume for a man that symbolizes this moment … we’ve only created this outfit for women.” Positioned beneath a headline about the discrimination of homosexuals, like himself, this work makes the political personal.
About Robert Gober
From The Magazine
- Art 101: What is "Transhistorical Curation"?: The Trend That's Sweeping Some of the World's Leading Arts Institutions
- Art 101: 7 Art Podcasts to Feast Your Ears On
- Interviews & Features: Can the Whitney Biennial Ever Live Up to Its Controversial, Politically-Charged 1993 Exhibition?
- Interviews & Features: Ibid's Magnus Edensvard on Why L.A. Is a European Art Dealer's Dream Come True
- News & Events: In Honor of Melania Trump, Here Are 5 Works of Appropriation Art to Collect
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 25.00" x 16.25".
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