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Sarah Morris (American/British, born 1967)
Screenprint in colours with screenprint varnish, 2011, Somerset wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 141/200 in pencil verso, published by Counter Editions, London, the full sheet
Sheet 760 x 600mm (30 x 23 5/8in)
Footnotes
Since the mid-1990s Sarah Morris has been creating complex, geometric, abstract paintings derived from cityscapes and architectural detail, signs and symbols. To celebrate the 2012 London Paralympic Games Morris created an abstract representation of one of the city's most iconic landmarks - Big Ben. The grids and vivid colours create a sense of dynamism and also evoke images of athletic tracks, swimming lanes, and field markings.
- Counter Editions
Variations on the colour palette of this work were used when Sarah Morris was invited by Art on the Underground to create the twelfth commission at Gloucester Road Underground station. 'Big Ben' was a site-specific response to the architecture of the station and the city of London, the dynamic motive spanning eighteen arches across the entire length of the disused platform.






