"As soon as your eye's caught on it, you're caught in this web of meanings and terms."
Artist Matthew Ritchie reflects on "The Triumph of Fame over Death" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Matthew Ritchie, born in 1964 in London, is an American artist who works in a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation.
Matthew Ritchie (British, born 1964)
The Hierarchy Problem, 2003
Acrylic wall drawing, rubber and Tyvek carpet, photographic light box, and oil and marker painting. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Purchased with funds contributed by the International Director’s Council and Executive Committee Members: Ruth Baum, Edythe Broad, Elaine Terner Cooper, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Harry David, Gail May Engelberg, Shirley Fiterman, Nicki Harris, Dakis Joannou, Rachel Lehmann, Linda Macklowe, Peter Norton, Tonino Perna, Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Simonetta Seragnoli, David Teiger, Ginny Williams, and Elliot K. Wolk, and Sustaining Members: Tiqui Atencio, Linda Fischbach, Beatrice Habermann, Miryam Knutson, and Cargill and Donna MacMillan, 2004 (2004.75). Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. Photo by Peter Oszvald. © Matthew Ritchie
