From Alon Levin’s Things Contemporary:
Leviathan is the title of Thomas Hobbes’ 1651 work on social order and the creation of an idea state. The cover art illustrates a giant made of individuals in the form of a monarch. In the book, Hobbes argues for a social contract and absolute sovereignty.
What a difference 350 years makes. So-Ho Suh tackles the same theme as a tragedy; the many sacrificed to prop up the one.
Some/One, 2001
Stainless steel military dog tags, nickel plated copper sheets, glass fiber reinforced resin, stainless steel structure, rubber sheets. Some/One in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum. (Image via)
Some/One, 2001
Stainless steel military dog tags, nickel plated copper sheets, glass fiber reinforced resin, stainless steel structure, rubber sheets. Some/One in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum. (Image via)
Alon Levin’s Art for the Masses is at Ambach & Rice through March 21. Review to follow.
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