John Waters
(Baltimore, Maryland, 1946 -)
Colin and Pat
Date2017
MediumC-print
DimensionsUnframed: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Framed: 37 x 28 3/4 x 1 in. (94 x 73 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineCollection CCS Bard Hessel Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Object numberCCS2018.6.10
ClassificationsPhotograph
Not on view
DescriptionWorking with artists who were associated with Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co., CCS Bard and Art+Culture Projects have partnered to present specially commissioned limited editions to support The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004).John Waters' Return to Sender series documents a poignant administration of loss. It's not really the case that one has moved, or perhaps, moved on, until there is no longer an address to which mail can be forwarded. This c-print, titled Colin and Pat, renders little kindness or solace - the post office rarely offers that up - but as with any administered postal return that leaves us wishing for something a little less bureaucratic, it can be fruitful to recall the original impetus for the correspondence.
