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Lucien Smith
"Untitled (Scrap Metal 4415), " Lucien Smith Anti-War Sculpture

2013

$14,000
£10,573.63
€12,379.29
CA$19,890.01
A$20,235.52
CHF 11,596.97
MX$243,648.17
NOK 135,547.19
SEK 136,142.06
DKK 92,546.31

About the Item

Lucien Smith (American, b. 1989) Untitled (Scrap Metal 4415), 2013 Steel 35 x 35 x 15 inches Provenance: OHWOW, Los Angeles Private Collection Wright, 2015, Lot 139 One of the most highly-regarded contemporary artists, Lucien Smith is a name whose work people (and institutions) have been paying much attention to since he graduated Cooper Union. He produced readymade sculptures that the artist has secured and appropriated from the annual Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in Kentucky. Consisting of propane tanks, oil drums, automobile parts, and even a full-length truck, the metal objects have all been fired on by thousands of rounds of ammunition from handguns, assault rifles, fully automatic rifles, to a powerful Gatling Gun. As opposed to some of Lucien Smith’s past popular series of work, where he uses paint to mimic rain or molding paste and enamel to create pies on canvas, he gets right to the point and uses real life objects that have been violated with horrifically potent instruments of death. Although we view and subsequently enjoy (especially during summer blockbuster movie season) this type of violence on screens and read about its tragic consequences in the news, few ever witness the results first hand and this re-contexualization of these spectacularly brutalized pieces directly confront the viewer’s complicity in their enjoyment of such entertainment and subsequently, the arguments set forth by gun control supporters.
  • Creator:
    Lucien Smith (1989, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2013
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 15 in (38.1 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU184129930842

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