Adi Nes, Untitled, Chromogenic color print, 2000
Artist/Maker:
Adi Nes
Bio:
Israeli, b. 1966
Title:
Untitled
Portfolio/Series:
Soldiers
Date:
2000
Medium:
Chromogenic color print
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40 1/16 × 40 in. (101.8 × 101.6 cm) Image: 33 13/16 × 33 11/16 in. (85.9 × 85.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Cohen and Daryl Otte in honor of Ann and Martin Peretz
Accession Number:
2004-20

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Art-historical references are vividly present in this vulnerable image of a sleeping Israeli soldier. The composition recalls certain masterpieces of western art, including Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat. This intriguing image raises complex questions about masculinity, eroticism, and military force.

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