Contemporary Photographs
Contemporary Photographs
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Self Pietà
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October 5, 07:22 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
b. 1967
Self Pietà
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum, a White Cube, London, label on the reverse, 2001, framed, no. 4 in an edition of 6
image: 49 ¼ by 49 ¼ in. (125.1 by 125.1 cm.)
frame: 53 by 33 in. (134.6 by 83.8 cm.)
In her 2002 video work Pietà, Sam Taylor-Johnson held the body of Robert Downey, Jr. in a pose that mimics Michelango’s Pietà located at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. From 1996-2001 Downey, Jr. was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges. His public trials were ongoing at the time of the performance, and Taylor-Johnson had recently completed treatment for cancer.