in online exhibition 55 Years of Schellmann Art
Essentials, 2009
From Forty Are Better Than One
7-part leporello (accordion fold), digital pigment print (Ditone) on 308 g Hahnemühle Rag paper, 175 x 32 cm (69 x 12½ in). Edition: 75 + 25 AP, signed and numbered on label verso.
Realised as a leporello that folds down to a 32 × 25 cm format, in archival sleeve for shipping and storage.
EUR 3,800
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In this edition, Robert Longo brings together symbolically charged black-and-white images: a piece of fabric, an ocean wave, a cloud, a child’s face, and a shark’s open mouth. A composition poised between beauty, threat, and vulnerability. The only accent of color is a vivid red rose in the center, acting like a visual pause. The sequence unfolds a quiet yet powerful dramaturgy. Essentials exemplifies Longo’s ability to fuse media-driven aesthetics with emotional and existential depth.
