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Jim Hodges

Untitled, 1992

Description

Maker

  • Jim Hodges, b. 1957, American

Title

Untitled

Year

1992

Medium

White brass chain

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silver

Dimensions

71.1 x 61 cm (28 x 24 inches)

Identification

Edition

12/92

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Gift from the Collection of Mr. And Mrs. Barnet Fain

Object Number

2001.80.27

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Art and Design of Spider Silk

September 27, 2019 - April 19, 2020

Jim Hodges created this work when he was facing extreme personal grief and a sense of fragility as AIDS ravaged his close group of friends. At the same time he was exploring the use of metal jeweler’s chains, Hodges was drawing ink doodles of spiderwebs and blurring them with his saliva. In all his interpretations, the web came to symbolize the fleeting nature of existence and the strength to survive. “I wasn't interested in holding onto the evidence of things. In fact, I created projects that were about not holding on to the evidence of things.”

Webs, Loops, and Skeins in Modern and Contemporary Art

February 24 - April 23, 2006

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