Danica Phelps
John Pilson "Above the Grid (City & Fog)" $1,800 Nicole Klagsbrun purchased on September 6, 2001, 2001
Pencil on paper mounted on board
11 x 14⅞ inches (28.1 x 37.9 cm.)
Signed & dated verso 'Danica Phelps 2001'
Danica Phelps “purchased” John Pilson’s Above the Grid (City & Fog) from his gallerist Nicole Klagsbrun at the New York’s Armory Show on September 6, five days before the horrible...
Danica Phelps “purchased” John Pilson’s Above the Grid (City & Fog) from his gallerist Nicole Klagsbrun at the New York’s Armory Show on September 6, five days before the horrible attacks. Phelps visited more than 600 exhibitions since she started collecting that day in September, her acquisitive challenge ending on June 15th the following year. Taking pictures of all the work Phelps desired to own, she recreates her make-believe collection by drawing a copy after the original as accurately as possible, adding the purchase price and all other relevant information, not only paying homage to Pilson’s original creation, but also reminding us of the extensive death and destruction that took place the previous year.