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Jim Shaw
The Forest1990

Not on view
Abstract relief panel densely covered with silver nail heads driven into dark brown wood in sweeping curved rows, with faint rust-orange linear marks visible beneath

Jim Shaw, The Forest, 1990, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial gift of Judy and Stuart Spence and purchased with funds provided by the Robert H. Halff Endowment and the Contemporary Art Deaccession, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jim Shaw
Title
The Forest
Date Made
1990
Medium
Wood, nails, and acrylic
Dimensions
Framed: 17 1/8 x 13 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (43.5 x 34.9 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Judy and Stuart Spence and purchased with funds provided by the Robert H. Halff Endowment and the Contemporary Art Deaccession
Accession Number
M.2009.101.9
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Carrion-Murayari, Gary and Massimiliano Gioni, eds. Jim Shaw: The End is Here. New York: Skira Rizzoli Publications, in association with New Museum, 2015.
Copyright
© Jim Shaw

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