Twenty Three (Giovanni's Room)

Artist Tom Burr American, born 1963

Date2025

MediumPainted wood panel; powder-coated aluminum panel and hardware; two pages from 'Ellsworth Kelly,' E. C. Goosen, MoMA, NY 1973; cover of catalogue for 'The Natural Paradise: Painting in America, 1800-1950,' exhibition, MoMA, NY, 1976, curated by Kynaston McShine; section pages from Part 1 and Part 2 of 'Giovanni’s Room,' James Baldwin, 1956; blue plastic recycling bag; white porcelain lamp socket; thumbtacks, screws, and nails

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 27 × 27 × 3 in. (68.6 × 68.6 × 7.6 cm)

ClassificationsMixed Media

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Art Trust Fund

Object number2026.13.1

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ProvenanceCreated by the artist, Torrington, CT, 2025. Bortolami Gallery, 2026; sold to the NCMA, 2026.Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Bortolami, “Tom Burr: Journal Works,” January 9–February 28, 2026. Object Rights Statement

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