Bert Theis
rosso, 1994
Neon
7 x 28 cm
Unique
Courtesy of the artist and Erna Hecey Gallery
Rosso takes the shape of a green neon light forming the Italian word for “red” in handwriting. “The paradox by which those who read ‘red’ see green…. is the trigger...
Rosso takes the shape of a green neon light forming the Italian word for “red” in handwriting. “The paradox by which those who read ‘red’ see green…. is the trigger that makes you reflect,” explained the artist.
(Marco Scotini and Bert Theis, ‘Can There Still Be Another Kind of City?’, in Grow It Yourself, ed. Marco Scotini (Berlin: Archive Books, 2016), 63.)
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