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Artwork

Untitled (1525 Regents) from the Scoptocratic series

Artist/Creator
Nancy Shaw (Artist)
Date
1992
ID #
BG6427

Physical Description

Medium
gelatin silver print
Support
paper
Dimensions
Object Description
Nancy Shaw’s Untitled (1525 Regents) was included in the artist’s 1992 publication Scoptocratic. The title comes from the Greek word skropos, meaning a watcher or spay and a mark to shoot at, combined with the verb krateo, meaning to be strong and to rule. The title implies not just “rule by surveillance,” but also references the tyranny of the gaze and the condition of being observed – “speculated” – and being constructed by that gaze.

History

Collection
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Credit Line
Gift of Scott Watson, 2024
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