Oliver Lutz's "Lynching I," based on an early 20th century photo, shows a mob gathered to watch a public hanging.
(Oliver Lutz)
GALLERIES
Playing with perception
Oliver Lutz's multimedia works examine hidden layers of humanity
Oliver Lutz's "Lynching I," based on an early 20th century photo, shows a mob gathered to watch a public hanging.
(Oliver Lutz)
Oliver Lutz's smart, dark, and disarmingly magical exhibit at Space Other lets you see paintings that don't appear to be there. The bells and whistles alone are captivating, but Lutz employs them to beckon the unwitting viewer into the charged spectacle of a public lynching. He based his paintings on early 20th century photographs. (Full article: 835 words)
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