Issue 1: August 2016

 

"Egg Bell," photograph of an installation, part of Lapthisophon's project, "Toccare (Non) Toccare" at The Nasher Sculpture Center, 2015, rope, string, egg, nail, and gold pigment

[Image Description: A broken eggshell hangs suspended in the air, a nail attached to one side of it. The outside of the broken shell appears to be smudged with dirt. The inside of the shell and part of the nail are covered in gold pigment.]

"Clear Spot," latex house paint, coffee, coffee grounds, pencil, spray paint, oil, ink, stick, string, and hair on stretched canvas, 48" x 36", 2015

[Image Description: A rectangular, non-representational artwork with a mottled white and ivory background and a few faint smudges of red pigment. The canvas is spattered and encrusted with dark black and brown substances. Faint pencil scribbling and writing appears in the lower righthand quadrant; one can make out the numbers 15 and 5+. Near the center of the canvas, gold metallic paint drips down the canvas. To the left and below that gold paint, a splotch of dark gray paint also drips.]

"Untitled (hands with gold pigment)," photograph, 2015

[Image Description: A photograph taken looking down at a man's open hands, both palms up, smudged with gold pigment. The ground, pavement and part of a foot in a black, white, and red sneaker are visible beneath the hands.]

"Broken Egg 13," photograph, 2015

[Image Description: An out-of-focus photograph of a broken egg with the number 13 written in black on the shell. The egg rests on a surface that is gold in color and a brown wall is visible behind it.]