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Modern Head
conceived 1974, fabricated 1989-1990 by Lippincott, Inc.,
Roy Lichtenstein.
Roy Lichtenstein began creating his Modern Head series in the late 1960s with the idea that man can be made to look like a machine and the image manufactured by an industrial source. This concept pervaded the artist's work throughout his career. In Modern Head he referenced the flat planes, precision, and abstract geometric forms associated with the 1930s art deco architecture and design.
Modern Head was installed in 1996 in Battery Park City, only block from the World Trade Center, by the Public Art Fund of New York City. The sculpture survived the destruction of 9/11 with only surface scratched and became a memo board for the FBI during its ensuing investigations. ... The sculpture was removed on November 9, 2001, for its protection. |