Piper, Adrian | Mokshamudra Progression, 2012 — available on Composition Gallery

Set of 9 digital prints - size of EACH print is 40.5x23cm

Mokshamudra Progression by Adrian Piper is a limited edition set of 9 digital prints from 2012, with each print measuring 40.5 x 23 cm. This artwork presents a sequence of photographs capturing a hand progressively opening from a closed fist to an open palm. The images are arranged in a linear progression, suggesting a meditative or symbolic release. The title references moksha, a Sanskrit term signifying liberation, commonly associated with spiritual enlightenment. Piper’s piece explores themes of transformation, freedom, and the journey towards release or transcendence. The minimalist yet evocative sequence invites viewers to contemplate personal and spiritual growth, conveyed through the simple, universal gesture of the hand opening.

Adrian Piper (USA, 1948) is a conceptual artist and philosopher renowned for her provocative works addressing identity, race, and social justice. Using mediums like performance, text, and installation, Piper challenges audiences to confront biases and cultural norms. She was the first African-American woman to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 1989.

Adrian Piper

Mokshamudra Progression, 2012

Name: Mokshamudra Progression, 2012
SKU: 3046
Price: 27000.00 EUR
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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Set of 9 digital prints

Set of 9 digital printsDigital print on paper refers to a digital image printed with archival-grade inks on high-quality, acid-free paper. This process ensures the print can last over twenty years if properly stored. The digital file allows for future prints to be made as needed.

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Edition of 20

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Set of 9 digital prints - size of EACH print is 40.5x23cm

Adrian Piper

Mokshamudra Progression, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Digital Print on paper

EUR 27,000

No sold works to show.

One reason for making and exhibiting a work is to induce a reaction or change in the viewer.
- Adrian Piper

Adrian Piper is an American Conceptual artist and philosopher. She addresses ostracism, otherness and racism in her work. Adrian received her education at the School of Visual Arts, Harvard University and City College of New York. Adrian Piper became the first African American female philosophy professor to receive an academic tenure. She began a series of street performances in the 70's where she painted her clothes white and wore a sign that read "Wet Paint." She would then go into Macy's department store and shop for gloves and sunglasses. Adrian Piper could also be found riding the bus or subway with a huge white towel stuffed into her mouth or riding the elevator in the Empire State Building covered in a mixture of eggs, milk and cod liver. These Catalysis performances were intended to challenge the order of the social field. In 1973, Adrian Piper began dressing in an afro wig and mustache and would go out in the public as a "third world, working class, overly hostile male." Adrian Piper has received awards for her distinguished body of work and has participated in the central show, "All the World's Futures". (Artist website)

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