Sin título (Palimpsestos de corrupción 1985-2017) II
Date2018
Maker
Fritzia Irízar
Mexican, born 1977
Label TextIn this work, Irízar adopts the form of Shinto funerary tablets to mourn the unnamed victims of corruption. In the place of the names and birth and death dates of the deceased traditionally found on such tablets, the artist laser-etches the abstracted forms of government buildings. Sleek and simple at the top they increasingly fall into states of confusion, collapse, and disarray toward the bottom. Pointing to such buildings as built on “foundations of corruption, conflicts of interest, business favoritism, and political negligence,” she asks us to sort through the rubble to identify the victims of these broken systems.
Object number2023.22.6
ProvenanceThe artist; [Galería y Proyectos NF SL, Madrid]; purchased from gallery by Dennis Braddock and Janice Niemi, Seattle, Washington, December 14, 2017
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Material Presence, January 18 - July 14 2024.Credit LineGift of Dennis Braddock in memory of Janice Niemi
DimensionsEach: 59 x 6 in (150 x 15 cm)
MediumLazer cut on burnt wood
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