Liam Gillick
Nope, 2012
2 black silkscreen prints on white acrylic glass placed in double sided LED lightbox
H 45 1/4 x 39 3/8 x 7 1/8 in
Photo: JC Lett
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Nope refers to one of Karl Marx’s unpublished texts, in which four characters debate in a satirical manner, a range of absurd subjects taken from unresolved philosophical controversies. At the...
Nope refers to one of Karl Marx’s unpublished texts, in which four characters debate in a satirical manner, a range of absurd subjects taken from unresolved philosophical controversies. At the end of the text, Merten, attempts, in vain, to save his dog from a terrible death by constipation, a pain which the sad dog owner associates with his inability to write and transmit his own reflections. Nope is a direct reference to the constraints of creation, to the self-criticism and personal struggles experienced by all artists. Gillick regularly uses historical and literary references to convey his message.