Carey Young

Declared Void

Maker

Carey Young (British

Title

Declared Void

Year

2005

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

Vinyl

Supports

Dimensions

337.8 x 337.8 x 337.8 cm (133 x 133 x 133 inches)

Identification

State

artist proof

Edition

Edition of 1

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Richard Brown Baker Fund for Contemporary British Art

Object Number

2009.38

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

United Histories
Mar 23, 2018 – Aug 12, 2018

Label copy

These two works engage an ongoing debate about how the Constitution is interpreted by American legislative and judicial leaders. Carey Young’s installation defines a physical space where the laws of the United States do not apply. Shimomura’s lithograph depicts a soldier patrolling an internment camp, recalling that the constitutional rights of Japanese American citizens were suspended during and just after World War II. Both works suggest that civil and political rights are largely contingent on the priorities of elected individuals.

[see also: 2014.9.1]

Carey Young
Uncertain Contracts
Oct 09, 2009 – Apr 18, 2010

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Tombstone

Carey Young (British
American, b. 1970)
Declared Void, 2005
Vinyl drawing and text on wall
337.8 x 337.8 x 337.8 cm (133 x 133 x 133 inches)
Richard Brown Baker Fund for Contemporary British Art 2009.38

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