Simon Starling
Recursive Plates (Recursive Plates (Glass Skull, Casa Luis Barragan))

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Recursive Plates (Recursive Plates (Glass Skull, Casa Luis Barragan))
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ArtistBritish, born 1967
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Recursive Plates (Recursive Plates (Glass Skull, Casa Luis Barragan))
Date2015
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
Plate: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.140
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Galleria Franco Noero, Torino, Italy]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History“Bowls, Plates”, Luis Barragán House and Studio, Mexico City, Mexico, January 24–March 8, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, applied label on verso of frame backing: simon starling [sic] // Recursive Plates (Recursive Plates (Glass // Skull, Casa luis Barragan)), 2014 // daguerreotype on silver plated copper // plate: approx. 24 x 19 cm // frame:55,5 x 49 cm // unique // ss14/0025

Printed in black, applied label on verso of frame backing: BONACK // BILDERRAHMUNG // BERLIN_____ // Tru Vue® Optium Museum Acrylic // 99 % UV-Schutz

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