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    Luis Camnitzer

    Compass, 2021
    Modified compass in wood case
    1 1/8 x 3 x 3 in closed
    (2.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm closed)
    LC1102

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    Camnitzer’s artwork explores subjects such as repression under systems of power, pedagogical norms, and the deconstruction of familiar frameworks. His humorous, biting, and often politically charged use of language as...
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    Camnitzer’s artwork explores subjects such as repression under systems of power, pedagogical norms, and the deconstruction of familiar frameworks. His humorous, biting, and often politically charged use of language as art medium has distinguished his practice for over four decades.


    Compass (2021) is a deceptively ordinary object, transformatively adjusted. A simple, old-fashioned compass in a wooden case has its traditional face replaced; wherever it lands, the needle now points to only one cardinal direction: South. With his signature economy of gesture, Camnitzer invites the viewer to reconsider their own position and consequently how they view places and people in relation to themselves.

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    2021: South South, Alexander Gray Associates, Germantown, New York
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