Number 235
Artist
Leonardo Drew
American, born 1961
Date2019
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsH. 15 3/8 ft. × W. 22 ft. × D. 8 1/8 ft. (4.69 × 6.71 × 2.49 m)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Pat and Tom Gipson
Object number2021.1
On View
On viewFor Drew the dump symbolized the cyclical process of birth, life, death, and regeneration, an idea that can be found in works throughout his career. This narrative of decay and transformation is powerfully conveyed in Number 235, a monumental, treelike form. Its presence evokes the aftermath of both natural and human-made disasters, the debris and disruption left behind by human impact on the landscape or by flood, forest fire, or tornado.
[L.Dougherty, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," 2022]ProvenanceCreated Brooklyn, 2019; collection of the artist; [Galerie Lelong & Co., New York]; sold to NCMA, 2021. Published ReferencesLinda Dougherty and Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Leonardo Drew: Making Chaos Legible (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2020), illus. 114–117.
North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection," (Raleigh, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, 2024), illus. (color) 76-77.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC Museum of Art, “Leonardo Drew: Making Chaos Legible,” September 9, 2020–January 3, 2021.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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