LOT S115 DANIEL JOSEPH MARTINEZ / UNTITLED (FROM THE SERIES IF ONLY GOD HAD INVENTED COCA COLA, SOONER! OR, THE DEATH OF MY PET MONKEY), 2004 **REVISED IMAGE** Screenprint with letterpress 27.9375 x 21.9375 inches (71.0 x 55.7 cm), paper size Artist Proof (aside from the edition of 5) Auction estimate: $3,500 Gift of the artist and Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, California Daniel Joseph Martinez is recognized for his complex, multilayered, and often controversial work. He provokes audiences in public spaces through a range of media, including text, photography, sculpture, video, and site-specific street performance. For the 1993 Whitney Biennial, Martinez replaced the text on the museum's admission tags with all or part of the words, "I Can't Ever Imagine Wanting to Be White," thereby challenging visitors to question culturally accepted racial hierarchies and assumptions about public space. At the heart of Martinez's work is the artist's desire to open dialogue and debate about provocative topics or surprising materials. PREV   31 OF 49   NEXT