JS-2021-1262 Faces returned to across decades of

returned to across decades of drawing

and Saturn

Sarkin frequently worked through art-historical figures by repeating their names until the act of inscription becomes the subject

A faux pulp-magazine cover ("TALES OF WONDER") gives way to a hand-lettered passage from Jules Verne's Hector Servadac and an absurdist Einstein vignette

These works were purchased by a private collector (Massachusetts) in 2016

JS-2021-1262 Faces returned to across decades ofA meditation on Constantin Brancusi the sculptor's name and its initial letter repeated across the surface in obsessive variations, with allusions to Bird in Space. Sarkin frequently worked through art historical figures by repeating their names until the act of inscription becomes the subject. Drawn on a recycled cardboard album sleeve. Authenticated by The Jon Sarkin Estate. Ships from Gloucester, MA.