We don't need another hero (after Barbara Kruger)

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Hamed Rashtian (Iranian, b. 1984)
We don't need another hero (after Barbara Kruger)
signed and dated 'HAMED RASHTIAN 2011' and again in Farsi (on the side)
fiberglass and acrylic
37 7/8 x 12 x 8½in. (96 x 30.5 x 21.5cm.)
Executed in 2011; this work is unique

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Lot Essay

The work, in itself, has references to those innumerable classic busts on column stands that are found in almost every museum. They belong to a past that no longer exists and can only be reviewed in museums and places alike. We don't need a hero states Barbara Kruger righteously as one of her most read slogans. This phrase gains a more specific meaning within a contemporary Iranian context. It refers to a distorted and irrelevant reading of the prototype hero with an absent reference. It is simply nonsense
(Hamed Rashtian)

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