Mimi

Elizabeth Catlett

2007

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Bon Ton Hatters, Bruce Davidson, C print
Polychrome (green, yellow, gray, and pink) in abstract form applied to center of paper
A geometric pattern familiar from many global traditions--whether textiles like American quilts, Persian carpets, Laotian appliques, and Bhutanese kira or tiled walls and floors or woodwork, Amighi has here harnessed patterns into a metal-and-shadow sculpture. The tightly tessellated pattern gradually disintegrates both in its shadow and in its form. Work includes a light in addition to the metal and fiberglass mesh sculpture.
A black and white photographic image of Venice's Monumento al doge Tron, showing several of its figures and the its sarcophagus wrapped for protection. The title of the print is rendered in letterpress in an old-style seraph typeface and spaced at between ¾-1" below the image, and centered.