Invisible Green Link

Artist Tony Oursler American, born 1957

Date2007

MediumAluminum, acrylic, video with sound, LCD screen, and DVD player

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 57 × 61 × 4 1/2 in. (144.8 × 154.9 × 11.4cm)

ClassificationsTime Based Media

Credit LineGift of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull

Object number2023.15.1a-c

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Label TextAt the center of Tony Oursler’s work is an ongoing exploration of technology and its effect on human behavior, with a humorous edge. As can be seen in Invisible Green Link, he often presents a disjointed narrative of video and sound with the intent of disorienting and unsettling his viewers.
This giant neon-green splatter looks like a cartoon action picture. Inserted in the upper right is a close-up video of a human eye, accompanied by a muted, muffled soundtrack of a human voice. In Oursler’s work the phrase “mirror image” takes on added significance for the viewer, with a work of art that also looks back at the viewer .
[L. Dougherty, 2023]ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 2007; with Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY; sold to Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer, 2007Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, “Tony Oursler: Ooze,” February 17–March 24, 2007.

Asheville, NC, 22London, "Love, Devotion and Surrender," May 13–June1, 2016.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," December 18, 2023-April 7, 2025 Object Rights Statement

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