Globe
About this artwork
In this work, Craig-Martin creates a more disconcerting representation than in some of his other pieces such as ‘Dolly’ (1983) or ‘Glasses’ (1987). In place of the spherical ‘globe’, the artist has constructed a solid, blue cube. Globes feature in several pieces of Craig-Martin’s work. It appears as though the world has become confined to the inside of a box, or perhaps it is a reference to the historic notion of edges of the planet.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941) Irish
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title:Globe
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date created:1986
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materials:Oil on wood with painted steel
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measurements:43 cm x 82 cm x 51.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society 2012
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accession number:GMA 5189
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gallery:
Michael Craig-Martin
Michael Craig-Martin
Born in Dublin, Michael Craig-Martin moved to the United States at a young age and studied Fine Art at Yale University. Graduating in 1966, Craig-Martin moved to London. He began teaching at Goldsmith’s College of Art, London, in 1973 and proved to be a highly influential teacher, especially in the...