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Sleep by Robert Longo
Photo CreditConservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio, Inc.
Sleep
Photo CreditConservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio, Inc.

Sleep

Artist
Year1985
Classification sculpture
Medium aluminum
Dimensions48 x 65 x 5 in. (121.9 x 165.1 x 12.7 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • "Robert Longo's works are typically brash and eye-catching.  They take the power of the photographic or filmic image and marry it to large scale artworks than often escape categorization as strictly painting, sculpture, or media art.  As he has said, 'My work exists somewhere between movies and monuments.' Longo's project as a visual artist involves the exploration of the importance of images in popular culture, and the investigation of stereotypical depictions of the individual's alienation within a complex society.  Central to the mood of Longo's pictures is the depiction of violent physciality and psychological angst motviated by a undefined source left to the viewer's speculation. In addition to his continuing endeavors as a visual artist, Longo has become well-known as a director of music videos and feature film."