In the wake of national tragedy and turmoil, Robin Antar asked herself a simple but profound question: what is America? The answer, she found, was on every kitchen table, every diner counter, and every backyard grill. A Ballpark Frank. An Oreo cookie. A jar of Hellmann's. A bag of M&Ms. These are the objects that unite Americans across every divide, the foods that carry memory, comfort, and identity in equal measure. In this series, Robin immortalizes them in stone, preserving them with the same meticulous precision she brings to all of her work, carving limestone, marble, travertine, and alabaster until a hot dog becomes a 300-pound monument and a plate of cookies becomes fine art. The result is work that is at once deeply familiar and completely disarming. You know exactly what you are looking at. You just cannot believe it is stone. This is the body of work Robin is best known for, and the heart of her ongoing meditation on American culture and what is worth preserving forever.
SUMMER BARBECUE
limestone, marble, honeycomb calcite, alabaster, mixed media
15 x 26 x 22 in (38.1 x 66.04 x 55.88 cm)
$72,000
