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About the
Art Collection
Penny Liebman Aaron
Kathleen Landy
Art Advisors, Curators
When we were first asked to start a contemporary art collection for Stephen
King and the C12 Capital offices in 2009, the significance of the name C12
— carbon 12 -- was taken as a thematic starting point. Themes of science,
strength, stability, and abundance immediately stood out and became a
foundation for the collection with works by Matthew Ritchie, Ernesto Neto,
Cornelia Parker, and Adam McEwen.
The very first artwork acquired for the collection--Matthew Ritchie’s Weep
In Light--has now migrated to The Loren at Lady Bird Lake, where it holds
a prominent place in the lobby. The painting features overlapping and
intertwining hexagonal structures that represent carbon’s constant flow
and ability to multiply. Ritchie’s interest in carbon stems from his fascination
with science--especially with chaos theory. Indeed, this painting’s dynamic
landscape represents a complex network of information systems in coexistence.
The collection would soon acquire other scientifically-themed artworks,
including an Ernesto Neto sculpture featuring intertwining hexagonal steel
components, a pure graphite work by Adam McEwen, and deconstructed
artworks by Cornelia Parker and Christopher Williams.
Vik Muniz’s photograph, now hanging in The Loren At Pink Beach, from his
Pictures of Junk series — a series embodying the idea of making something
beautiful and meaningful out of junk and trash — inspired several later
acquisitions dealing with themes of materiality, recycling, nature and climate
change. Richard Long’s painting, also currently hanging in The Loren At Pink
Beach is made from dirt collected during one of his famous Land Art walks.
Jane Wilbraham’s watercolor depicts debris she collected on a walk through
London’s Sydenham Hill neighborhood. Sam Lewitt’s wall sculpture is made
from discarded computer parts and MetroCards. And Tony Feher’s sculpture
consists of found jars that he filled with colored marbles that refract and reflect
any light that hits them.
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