Untitled

Lucas Samaras American, born Greece

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Following a stint at New York’s Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Samaras employed the promotional headshots he had made there for his art. The pins that impale this example had personal significance for the artist, whose cousin, a dressmaker, and father, a furrier, used pins and nails in their respective trades.

Untitled, Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria 1936–2024 New York), Gelatin silver print and pins on Masonite

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