Bruce Conner (1933–2008), still from THE WHITE ROSE, 1967. 16mm film, black-and-white, sound; 7 minutes. © Conner Famiy Trust. Image courtesy the Conner Family Trust. Found at "THE WHITE ROSE Apr 25–May 12, 2013", Whitney Museum of American Art, http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/TheWhiteRose. Accessed March 11, 2015.
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Scored to the music of Miles Davis, this film documents the removal of Jay De Feo's signature work, The Rose, from her San Francisco apartment. After working on it for over eight years, it had grown to weigh over two tons. Conner treats the event as mystical and religious, including priest-like figures in solemn worship of the work of art.
Adapted from
Claire Rifelj and Suzanne Weaver, DMA unpublished material, 2005.
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DMA unpublished material = "Acquisition Proposal," March 16, 2005. In Collections Records object file (2005.21.6).
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General Description
Scored to the music of Miles Davis, this film documents the removal of Jay De Feo's signature work, The Rose, from her San Francisco apartment. After working on it for over eight years, it had grown to weigh over two tons. Conner treats the event as mystical and religious, including priest-like figures in solemn worship of the work of art.
Adapted from
Claire Rifelj and Suzanne Weaver, DMA unpublished material, 2005.
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DMA unpublished material = "Acquisition Proposal," March 16, 2005. In Collections Records object file (2005.21.6).
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
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2005: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Michael Kohn Gallery
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