- 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
Not On View
Art-historical references are vividly present in this vulnerable image of a sleeping Israeli soldier.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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