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Finding Connections

Next, you will see No Entry three more times, each time paired with a different artwork. For each pairing, think about what connects the two artworks together.

Look closely at the artworks below. 

Collection item 2014.015.0001
Painting of a figure with a stoplight as a head and holding a cat while floating on water

Amy Cutler, Passage, 2001. Casein, flashe on wood panel, 11 5/8 x 12 in. The Phillips Collection, Gift of Heather Podesta and the Tony Podesta Collection, 2018

Here, we see Allan deSouza’s No Entry paired with Amy Cutler’s Passage.
  • Cutler depicts a dream-like landscape that comments on the environment and waste. In Cutler’s world, she portrays only females. We see a female here, but her head is replaced with a traffic light. The black cat could be an ominous symbol. She works from her imagination, combined with some real-world objects, to explore her memories, misunderstandings, and anxiety.

  • Cutler explains her work:

As an American with no strong ties to any ancestral traditions, I am curious about other cultures, and I’m drawn to working with pre-industrial imagery because of the poetic nature of the exposed mechanics. The clothing and architecture are made by hand. Nothing is hidden in the process. I think a lot about climate change and globalization.

Look back at No Entry and Passage. What do you notice that connects these artworks?

 

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