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Not buried, but just under the surface

A work made of acrylic on unstretched canvas.

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  • A work made of acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Date:

2016

Artist:

Caroline Kent
American, born 1975

About this artwork

Caroline Kent’s Not buried, but just under the surface eludes any singular interpretation. The black gesso ground recedes while white geometric shapes and expressive lines of electric blue and green come to the foreground. Kent has stated that her compositions develop from “things that I’ve seen in the world that carry a profound presence” but that have lost their original form, becoming abstracted and unrecognizable. Kent also connects her process to the experience of viewing foreign language films with subtitles, describing it as an exploration of what is “gained in translation.”

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Caroline Kent

Title

Not buried, but just under the surface

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2016

Medium

acrylic on unstretched canvas

Dimensions

274.3 × 182.8 cm (108 × 72 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Mohammed Al Baker

Reference Number

2019.1426

Extended information about this artwork

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