From the White Columns annual portfolio of prints. The portfolio consists of six individual silkscreen prints by LaKela Brown, Pam Glick, Marcus Jahmal, Louise Lawler, Sam Moyer, Rirkrit Tiravanija. All works are signed and numbered by the artists.
Untitled, created by Louise Lawler for the White Columns Print Portfolio in 2024, is a silkscreen that reflects the artist’s longstanding interest in questioning how artworks are presented, reproduced, and perceived. Composed of flowing orange contour lines on a white background, the image appears to dissolve and distort familiar visual references into an abstract, topographic pattern. Rather than presenting a fixed subject, Lawler encourages viewers to consider how meaning shifts through transformation, reproduction, and context. Since the late 1970s, her practice has explored the institutional life of art, examining the relationships between artworks, collectors, museums, and the art market. Published in an edition of 100, this print demonstrates her subtle yet conceptually rich approach to contemporary printmaking.
Louise Lawler (USA, 1947) is a conceptual artist and photographer associated with the Pictures Generation. She is renowned for her photographs of artworks in various settings—museums, auction houses, private homes—highlighting the influence of context on art's interpretation. Lawler's work critically examines the art world's presentation and consumption practices.
Silkscreen Silkscreen is a printmaking method that uses a screen made of silk or other mesh fabric. The screen is treated with a substance that blocks ink in certain areas, allowing ink to pass through only in the desired sections. Each color in the print requires a separate screen.
From the White Columns annual portfolio of prints. The portfolio consists of six individual silkscreen prints by LaKela Brown, Pam Glick, Marcus Jahmal, Louise Lawler, Sam Moyer, Rirkrit Tiravanija. All works are signed and numbered by the artists.
Untitled, created by Louise Lawler for the White Columns Print Portfolio in 2024, is a silkscreen that reflects the artist’s longstanding interest in questioning how artworks are presented, reproduced, and perceived. Composed of flowing orange contour lines on a white background, the image appears to dissolve and distort familiar visual references into an abstract, topographic pattern. Rather than presenting a fixed subject, Lawler encourages viewers to consider how meaning shifts through transformation, reproduction, and context. Since the late 1970s, her practice has explored the institutional life of art, examining the relationships between artworks, collectors, museums, and the art market. Published in an edition of 100, this print demonstrates her subtle yet conceptually rich approach to contemporary printmaking.
Louise Lawler (USA, 1947) is a conceptual artist and photographer associated with the Pictures Generation. She is renowned for her photographs of artworks in various settings—museums, auction houses, private homes—highlighting the influence of context on art's interpretation. Lawler's work critically examines the art world's presentation and consumption practices.
A picture is no substitute for anything, or is it?
- Louise Lawler
Louise Lawler (b. 1947 USA) is an influential American conceptual artist known for her work that examines the presentation and contextualization of art within institutional, commercial, and private spaces. Lawler’s photographs often depict iconic artworks as they are displayed in museums, galleries, auction houses, or private homes, focusing on the ways in which art is framed, installed, and perceived in these different settings. Her work critiques the art world’s power structures and the commodification of art, questioning how value and meaning are constructed through context and presentation. Lawler is associated with the Pictures Generation, a group of artists who emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for their critical approach to media and representation. Her conceptual and analytical approach has had a lasting impact on contemporary art, with her work being exhibited in major institutions worldwide.
Sometimes referred to as Conceptualism, this is an art form where the idea(s) or concept(s) behind the work take precedence over material concerns and traditional aesthetics. Many conceptual artworks can be created by anyone simply by following written instructions. The concept or idea is the most essential aspect of the artwork.