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JOSIAH MCELHENY, Map of the Library/Map of the Universe, 2021
JOSIAH MCELHENY, Map of the Library/Map of the Universe, 2021
JOSIAH MCELHENY, Map of the Library/Map of the Universe, 2021

Map of the Library/Map of the Universe, 2021

Intaglio with pochoir
22 1/16 x 26 3/8" (Unframed)
23 5/16 x 27 5/8” (Framed)
Unique edition of 12 + 2 AP
$ 3,500.00

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'Map of the Library/Map of the Universe' (2020) is an intaglio pochoir print depicting a key of the hexagonal rooms in Borges’ description of the library, with its ventilation shafts...
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"Map of the Library/Map of the Universe" (2020) is an intaglio pochoir print depicting a key of the hexagonal rooms in Borges’ description of the library, with its ventilation shafts and staircases. The work charts the infinite, contradictory structure of the library through an arrangement of color without pattern or order, in a palette inspired by the ideas of Goethe, consisting of red, orange, brown, blue, green, and purple. The selection of placement of colors in each cell differs with each print in each edition.
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Exhibitions

Josiah McElheny, Libraries, with a Film by Jeff Preiss and Josiah McElheny, James Cohan, 291 Grand Street, April 17 - June 12, 2021
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