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Provenance

Anonymous

May 1 – June 1, 2008

Provenance is the origin or source from which something comes, and the history of subsequent owners (also known in some fields as chain of custody). The term is often used in the sense of place and time of manufacture, production or discovery. Comparative techniques, expert opinion, written and verbal records and the results of tests are often used to help establish provenance. In the case of works where the creator's name is kept secret, the author's reasons may vary from fear of persecution to protection of his or her reputation.

In this show the artist hopes to address the relationship between artist and audience while asking what makes a painting worth being.

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