Mark Allen
Untitled

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Artist Mark Allen (American, born 1970)American, born 1970

CultureAmerican

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Untitled

Datec. 1996

MediumChromogenic print encased in resin

Dimensions10 1/8 × 14 9/16 × 1/8 in. (25.7 × 37 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Joseph Havel and twenty-five years of the Core Program

Object number2008.423

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionThis untitled photograph donated by Houston photographer Will Michels, typifies Mark Allen’s ability to tap into feelings of alienation and anxiety. Created at a time when the successful cloning of the sheep Dolly raised ethical and existential questions about the singularity of self, this eerily twinned self-portrait (made from a digitally manipulated photograph encased in resin) presents a discomforting image of genesis and rebirth.

ProvenanceThe artist; given to John Griffith and Angie Paez; Will Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2008.
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