La puerta del Diablo, 2021
Edition of 24 (plus 8 artist proofs)
Signed and numbered by the artist on the verso
Materials: Hand-printed photochemical colour photograph printed on Fuji flex paper, mounted on paper
Dimensions: 40 x 37.5 cm
As part of the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life, The Hepworth Wakefield has commissioned artist Tacita Dean to create a new artwork, Significant Form. For the commission, Dean has selected 130 postcards from her found postcard collection, which she has gathered at flea markets over many decades. The images have been re-photographed and photochemically hand-printed at various scales and on a variety of papers. Inspired by her shared interests with Hepworth, Dean selected images that depicted a representation of, or potential for, sculptural form, creating an intuitive journey through objects and formations found in the natural world, to others made by artists across time. In addition to the commission Dean has generously selected one of the works from the installation to be reproduced as a limited edition, with all profits supporting the ambitious learning and exhibition programmes at the gallery.
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