Deb Sokolow
Visualizing a Subtle, Soothing Environment for Body Work
Lot closes
June 7, 03:43:30 AM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 7,000 USD
Starting Bid
3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Deb Sokolow
b. 1974
Visualizing a Subtle, Soothing Environment for Body Work
Executed in 2023.
Graphite, crayon, colored pencil, ink, and collage on Arches paper
22 × 30 × 1 in. (55.9 × 76.2 × 2.5 cm)
Framed: 26 x 34 x 2 in. (66 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Western Exhibitions, Chicago
Deb Sokolow (b. 1974, Davis, CA; lives in Chicago, IL) makes diagrammatic, textbased drawings and books that offer critical and humorous commentary on architecture, psychology, and social engineering. Her recent work exposes the hidden agendas built into the designs of entertainment, corporate, and domestic spaces. The MCA presented a solo exhibition of Sokolow’s work in 2005 and has since shown her work in multiple group exhibitions. Her work is also included in the MCA Collection. Solo exhibitions of her work have been presented by the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; and Abrons Art Center, New York. Sokolow’s work has also been included in group exhibitions at Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen, Germany; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands; and the Drawing Center, New York.