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LOUISE LAWLER (American, b. 1947) DOLLY cibachrome print mounted on panel 367/8 x 48 in. (93.7 x 121

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LOUISE LAWLER (American, b. 1947) DOLLY cibachrome print mounted on panel 367/8 x 48 in. (93.7 x 121
LOUISE LAWLER (American, b. 1947) DOLLY cibachrome print mounted on panel 367/8 x 48 in. (93.7 x 121.9 cm) 1989 this print is number 3 from an edition of 5 ESTIMATE: $12,000-15,000 PROVENANCE Gift of the artist to the current owner, New York Louise Lawler photographs works of art in particular contexts, whether it be a stage of transportation, presentation, storage or sale. As the artist has explained, "I don't want the work to be accompanied by anything that doesn't accompany it in the real world....The situation is always part of what produces the work for me." In DOLLY, we witness a gallery or museum where a sculpture by the Chapman brothers stands on a pedestal. Packing crates lean against one wall, while a moving dolly rests on the floor to the left. By capturing the sculpture in this context, Lawler undermines the fictional purity that is often ascribed to works of art, and reveals the mechanisms of commerce that surround the exchange of art in contemporary society.