Sherrie Levine: Hong Kong Dominoes

Exploring the development of groundbreaking artist Sherrie Levine&;s work, this catalogue looks at four series central to her practice.The latest in the Spotlight Series, which focuses on new bodies of work by contemporary artists, Sherrie Levine: Hong Kong Dominoes showcases several series that distinctly engage the artist&;s ongoing inquiry into notions of authorship, originality, and authenticity. Many of the works are consistent with Levine&;s practice&;the deliberate reproduction of other artists&; works and styles, so that her work and the original are nearly indistinguishable (as with the After Henri Matisse (1985) and After Feininger (2021) series). A number of the works make reference to modernist masterpieces, questioning the stereotypical construct of the heroic male artist. In her Monochromes After Renoir Nudes (2016) series, Levine used a computer program to calculate the average tone of the nude figures in Renoir&;s paintings and then used this color to create monochrome panels. Published for the first time, Hong Kong Dominoes: 1&;12 (2017) replicates the patterns of a set of dominoes that Levine purchased in Hong Kong, evoking both minimalist art and popular games. The catalogue also features a new essay by Larry List, which tracks the history of Levine&;s inspirations and artistic practice, and an interview with Levine by Jeanne Siegel, originally published in the June/ Summer 1985 issue of Arts Magazine, which explores the artist&;s use of appropriated imagery.