Nick Taggart b. 1954, Stockport, UK
Television is Over, 1980
Acyclic on board
22 x 15 1/2 in
55.9 x 39.4 cm
55.9 x 39.4 cm
Television is Over reflects a time before 24-hour broadcasting, when television would cut to static—a moment of emptiness and finality. The work plays on that absence, both literal and cultural,...
Television is Over reflects a time before 24-hour broadcasting, when television would cut to static—a moment of emptiness and finality. The work plays on that absence, both literal and cultural, suggesting an end or a kind of obsolescence. At the center is a sleek, era-specific coffee table, its aluminum or chrome legs catching the light. The composition emphasizes the interplay of angles, shadows, and reflections, evoking Taggart’s fascination with surface distortion and the aesthetics of the time.
