Alix Lambert

(American, b.1968)

Male Pattern Baldness (Variation No.2)

1993
Black and white photograph in rubber Artist’s Frame
Edition of 2
Signed and numbered on the reverse
23 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 inches (59.69 x 44.45 x 2.54 cm)

Executed in 1993, the present work is part of the series, Male Pattern Baldness, and was based on a performance by Alix Lambert that took place in New York City from 1993-94. It is comprised of 30 editioned photographs, plus variations, as well as a video.

Price on request

Provenance:

Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York

Note:

On a whim, I shaved my head like a balding man. I put on a suit to complete the picture. Once I started holding the basketball, it gave this bald man the personality of a coach. After the pictures were taken, I noticed that the images looked a (Eadweard) Muybridge of a basketball coach – Alix Lambert