Notes to Basquiat Untitled, 1999 [picture] / Gordon Bennett
- Bib ID:
- 5857643
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Bennett, Gordon, 1955-2014
- Related Online Resources:
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138106245
- Description:
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- 1999
- 1 painting : synthetic polymer paint on linen ; 50.5 x 50.5 cm., in wooden frame 53.4 x 53.4 cm.
- Summary:
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"Notes to Basquiat: Untitled, 1999 appears to be referencing Basquiat's 'Samo', with the simple and strong text 'Sorry' recreated in a similar style with the familiar ironic copyright symbol. Basquiat and Diaz used it as a tool for making social commentary with poetic statements throughout the urban environment. Bennett has reinterpreted their statement as a comment on the government's lack of apology to the Stolen Generations. In 1999, the year this artwork was created, John Howard issued a 'statement of sincere regret' over the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, failing to make an official apology. The work also relates to Basquiat's paintings, following the same principles as his graffiti, signifying the existence of a more basic truth hidden within a given event or thought"--Information from acquisitions documentation.
- Notes:
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- Title from inscription on verso.
- Inscriptions: "G. Bennett Nov. 1999 / Notes to Basquiat: Untitled"--On verso.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased 2012.
- Subject:
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Exhibited:
- Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 12 December 2012 - 7 July 2013.
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2084 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2014
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1999
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