Arlene Rush

Arlene Rush

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The Thinker
1988-2018
C-print, glass, shredded rejection letters, metal, plastic and wood
82" h x 42" w x 14" d

The photo was taken of me in my studio in 1988 alongside an urn-like vase with shredded rejection letters that I collected over the course of my career. Here, this photograph's juxtaposition, alongside the urn, speaks of the unknown struggles that lied ahead pursuing my artistic career.


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