Edgar Arceneaux
Problems and Materials on COMMERCIAL LAW
Lot Closed
June 7, 03:04:00 AM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Edgar Arceneaux
b. 1972
Problems and Materials on COMMERCIAL LAW
Executed in 2019.
Book, crystalized sugar, glass, mirror, and pedestal
13 3/4 × 9 × 15 in. (50.2 × 22.9 × 38.1 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter, Los Angeles
Edgar Arceneaux (b. 1972, Los Angeles, CA; lives in Pasadena, CA) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans drawing, sculpture, and media. Through a research-driven approach, Arceneaux explores hidden connections and narratives to discuss larger historical trends and oversights. This is one in a series of works involving deaccessioned law books encased within crystalized sugar. Deemed obsolete, the book assumes a new life as the organic crystals continue to grow and respond to conditions in the surrounding environment. Arceneaux has had recent solo exhibitions at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; and the MIT List Visual Art Center, Cambridge, MA. His work can be found in numerous national and international collections. Arceneaux presented his landmark performance Until, Until, Until... at the MCA during the 2024–25 performance season.