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Showing work tagged with 'Wall-text painting'

UH-HUH / SORRY (2026)

QUID PRO QUO (2012)

PATTISON (2012)

Redacted (The Colvin Memos) (2010)

 A long piece of white paper marked with scale measurements is filled with colourful text stretching from top to bottom in both English and Mandarin. The English text is in Superstar shadow font and coloured in green, red, yellow, pink and blue. The Mandarin characters are in white and are written over top, like cut outs in the coloured words.

Wall-Text Scale Drawings (1992-2009) (2009)

I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE FULL PRICE (2008)

A rectangular white cardstock pamphlet with a thin black border reads: GARRY NEILL KENNEDY, I DON’T WANT TO PAY THE FULL PRICE, with the title written in both english and Chinese characters. The page if blank save for the gallery information at the bottom in both languages: PICKLED ARTS CENTRE, 1# Feijiacun, Laiguangyingdonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, then telephone, fax, email and website, 17 Oct - 9 Nov 2008.

I DON'T WANT TO PAY THE FULL PRICE (2008)

 Thick vertical stripes of orange, red, yellow and blue are painted on the walls of the gallery from floor to ceiling. Black paint is used as the shadows of the Superstar Shadow text. We can read the partial words: HE COLOU, wrapping the bend.

THE COLOURS OF CITIZEN ARAR (2007)

A white rectangular folder is trimmed in bright orange. The text inside this orange frame reads from top to bottom, GARRY NEILL KENNEDY, in black font, THE COLOURS OF CITIZEN ARAR, in orange font, ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA, in black font.

THE COLOURS OF CITIZEN ARAR (2007)

NEW! (2006)

 A catalogue lays at an angle on a grey surface. The cover displays two images of wall-text paintings. On top a large number one and below a large number two. Both in Superstar Shadow font painted onto airplane hanger doors in white and black against naval colour grey backgrounds. A black stripe with the book's title separates the two images and reads GARRY NEILL KENNEDY SUPERSTAR SHADOW.

Garry Neill Kennedy: Superstar Shadow 1984-2005 (2006)

SHIT HAPPENS (2006)

SHIT HAPPENS (2006)

FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE (2005)

AN EYE FOR AN EYE (2005)

GARRY NEILL KENNEDY is written in black sans serif font at the top of a grey folder, NUMBER PAINTING is written in the middle and ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA ARTPORT MAY 30 - OCTOBER 31 2005 is written at the bottom. All the text is centre aligned.

Number Painting (2005)

OTTO GOLD (2004)

TIT FOR TAT ON THE TANTRAMAR MARSH (2004)

GARRY NEILL KENNEDY is written in black sans serif font on the top of a white folder, TIT FOR TAT ON THE TANTRAMAR MARSH is written in the middle and OWENS ART GALLERY MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY SACKVILLE NEW BRUNSWICK 12 MARCH - 9 APRIL 2004 is written on the bottom. All the text is centre aligned.

TIT FOR TAT on the Tantramar Marsh (2004)

FAST, FREE & EASY / SCHNELL, FREI & LEICHT (2003)

RIEN DE PERSONNEL / NOTHING PERSONAL (2000)

UH-HUH (1992)

An American History Painting (The Complete List of Pittsburgh Paints Historic Colour Series) (1989)

Conrad Black and Bob White (1988)

Garry Neill Kennedy is written in black serif font at the top of a cream coloured folder, Conrad Black and Bob White is written in the centre and Cold City Gallery 30 Duncan St. Toronto January 9 - February 3, 1988 Opening Saturday January 9, 3-6pm is written at the bottom. All the text is centre aligned.

Conrad Black and Bob White (1988)

SUPERSTAR SHADOW (1986)

Figure Paintings and Number Painting (1984)

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