John Miller, Big Love, 2009 | Gary Tatintsian Gallery

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John Miller Cleveland, OH, USA, b. 1954

Big Love, 2009

Assorted objects, plaster, paper mache
and imitation gold leaf on panel
182.9 × 127 × 48.3 cm

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Visualisation

On a Wall

In 2008 Miller began gilding junk using gold leaf in his wall reliefs and standing sculptures. Gold architectural objects and household items arouse a primal attraction to metallic glimmer; the...

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In 2008 Miller began gilding junk using gold leaf in his wall reliefs and standing sculptures. Gold architectural objects and household items arouse a primal attraction to metallic glimmer; the eye is drawn, magpie-like, to the glinting surfaces. However, upon closer inspection, the gold-covered objects appear cheap and even somewhat apocalyptic. Playing on authenticity and falsity, the works demonstrate Miller’s ambivalence towards capitalism and the value of art in consumer culture.

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Exhibitions
'John Miller, Olaf Breuning, Tony Matelli', Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow. Mar–Jun 2014
'Co-thinkers', Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Jul–Sep 2016

Publications
Catalogue 'John Miller, Olaf Breuning, Tony Matelli', Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, 2014. p. 108

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