Artist Profile

Cocaine
16 x 20" Gelatin Silver Print NFS

THE BIRTH of MVSIC
Video NFS

Can You Read Me: MVSIC BOX No. 2 (Exterior)
737 Flight Recorder

Can You Read Me: MVSIC BOX No. 2 (Exterior)
737 Flight Recorder

For the past 30 years, Robert Zott has taken photographs of tombstones bearing single last names that are common English words. His subjects appear as he found them; there is no PhotoShop™, no editing of images. For Zott it is essential that the names he uses are part of the genealogical record, returned to common language through the omission of supporting text. When describing his work, he cites Michelangelo who said, “The greatest artist has no single concept that a marble block does not contain already.” The New York Times has written, “Robert Zott’s surveying of graveyards to find tombstones with startlingly appropriate names on them is a fascinating and increasingly well-known obsession.”

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Tour Location: ArtSpace Hartford 3rd Floor #312

Website: www.robertzott.com

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