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Recto/Verso

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Recto/Verso

1988

Robert Heinecken

American, 1931 - 2006

Heinecken mined magazine imagery for his experimental practice. He was particularly drawn to the depictions of femininity and masculinity in the popular press. For the portfolio Recto/Verso, Heinecken contact printed double-sided magazine pages on silver-dye bleach photograms. Each page from this portfolio shows a composite image, combining the front and back. The artist eliminated any extraneous text, resulting in strange yet evocative hybrid images.

Handmade, archival case containing twelve Cibachome photograpms presented in museum board mats with corresponding text printed on vellum
Richard E. Lang Modern Acquisition Fund and the Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
90.31.1
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryAshland, Oregon, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon State College, Robert Heinecken, Oct. 26 - Nov. 30, 1990.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Francisco Goya and Robert Heinecken: The Risk of Satire, May 8, 1993 - Jan. 2, 1994.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Mechanical Bride, Mar. 8 - Aug. 10, 2014.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pop Departures. Oct. 9, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015.

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