Procession (Reconfiguration)
Amalia Pica, Procession (Reconfiguration), 2016, acid free paper, acrylic, and wood, Museum Purchase: Contemporary Art Purchase Fund, © unknown, research required, 2017.2.1a-k
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- Title
Procession (Reconfiguration)
- Artist
- Date
2016
- Medium
acid free paper, acrylic, and wood
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
91 in x 290 in
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art
- Category
Sculpture
- Object Type
installation
- Culture
Argentine
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Contemporary Art Purchase Fund
- Accession Number
2017.2.1a-k
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Pica explores issues of communication, civic participation, and the limits and failure of speech. These concerns meet the ritualized actions of public demonstrations in Procession (Reconfiguration), a work that combines the forms of placards with the festive decoration of bunting. The signs depict a spirited arrangement of colors rather than the slogans we might expect to see; the cheerful alignment suggest a moment of serendipity in the noise of a protest. Pica's art often centers on a wordless moment, a pause pregnant with the potential for declaration, yet remaining suspended in silence. Colors and shapes become important symbols in this quiet realm, substituting a visual chromatic language for the audible assertion of words.