Lot 136: MATTHEW DAY JACKSON

Body Pressure

96 x 106 x 96 in. (243.8 x 269.2 x 243.8 cm)

formica, copper with body imprint, found satellite images, Bruce Nauman's "Body Pressure," and wood

2008

New York, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, <em>Drawings from Tl&#246;n</em>, September 13 - October 18, 2008

Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York
Private collection, Europe

"I've always worked to the maximum of my ability—financially, spiritually, in terms of space, in terms of my physical energy, and all of those things in conjunction at any given point throughout my entire life. In terms of craft, it probably came from growing up around people that were really good at making stuff.... There is a power to making things. On one level it just makes you feel good, like therapy or something, but at the same time when you make something, it&#8217;s a measure of proof that you exist." - Matthew Day Jackson
(C. Schultz, "Matthew Day Jackson with Charles Schultz", <em>The Brooklyn Rail</em>, New York, August 2011)