Joseph Kosuth's Freudian dialogue at Castelli Gallery
Artist Joseph Kosuth is showcasing his exhibition titled "I shall offer it to you as a ready made product" at the Castelli Gallery in New York City. The exhibition features his neon artwork "C.S. #31" from 1987, which utilizes a phrase from Sigmund Freud's lecture on Anxiety and Instinctual Life delivered in 1933. Through striking out elements of Freud's work, Kosuth conveys the idea of "a negated presence and positive absence." The exhibition also includes "Fetishism (Corrected)," another piece inspired by Freud's writings. The exhibition is currently open, with the closing date yet to be announced.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: 'Joseph Kosuth: I shall offer it to you as a ready made product'
- Venue: Castelli Gallery, 24 West 40th Street, New York
- Work 'C.S. #31' (1987) appropriates a sentence from Freud's 1933 lecture
- Kosuth cancels Freud's sentence with a line, creating 'a negated presence and positive absence'
- Kosuth describes his dialogue with Freud as 'a kind of conceptual architecture'
- Kosuth began a decade-long investigation into Freud in 1981
- Exhibition includes 'Fetishism (Corrected)' (1987)
- Opening date not specified in source
Entities
Artists
- Joseph Kosuth
Institutions
- Castelli Gallery
Locations
- New York
- United States