Jana Sterbak

Generic Man, 1987-1989, printed of 2002

© Jana Sterbak • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Jana Sterbak, Generic Man, © Jana Sterbak • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
Artist
Jana Sterbak
Title
Generic Man
Dimensions and medium
Duratran display transparency and light box, 204.3 × 153.7 × 15.2 cm
Origin
Purchase, with generous funds from the employees of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Artwork description
A light box contains a photograph of a man’s head and shoulders, viewed from behind; his head is shaved, and the nape of his neck is inscribed with a barcode. Jana Sterbak’s Generic Man questions the perverse effects of our consumer-driven, conformist society. Our personal, social and cultural identity is a central theme in the artist’s work. Through a wide range of techniques that include installation, sculpture, video and photography, Sterbak explores issues raised by some of the most important questions of our day, notably those that deal with notions of human freedom and liberty.

See Also

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El Primer Dia, 2003, 1 color inkjet print and 4 black and white inkjet prints.
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Fragments (de la série « Le Chasseur d’images », 1991 - 1994), 1992, 82 gelatin silver prints, 82 wooden frames and needles, 1/3.
Roberto Pellegrinuzzi, Fragments (de la série « Le Chasseur d’images », 1991 - 1994), 1992 Fragments (de la série « Le Chasseur d’images », 1991 - 1994), 1992, 82 gelatin silver prints, 82 wooden frames and needles, 1/3.
Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
George Legrady, Double Talk, 1982 Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Isabelle Hayeur, Blindsight, 2005 Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
Lynne Cohen, Spa, 2000 Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
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Angela Grauerholz, Chemin de fer, 1994 Chemin de fer, 1994, Gelatin silver print, 1/3.
Vault, 2012, Chromogenic print mounted under plexiglass, 6/6.
Thomas Demand, Vault, 2012 Vault, 2012, Chromogenic print mounted under plexiglass, 6/6.
Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003, Cibachrome print, 4/5.
Marina Abramovic, Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003 Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003, Cibachrome print, 4/5.
Histoire naturelle VI (Nubilæ), 1988-1991, 2 gelatin silver prints and oil on masonite.
Charles Gagnon, Histoire naturelle VI (Nubilæ), 1988-1991 Histoire naturelle VI (Nubilæ), 1988-1991, 2 gelatin silver prints and oil on masonite.
Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Barbara Probst, Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006 Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Oval (Montmorency Falls, Beauport, Quebec, August 2000), 2000, 36 chromogenic prints.
Bill Vazan, Ovale (Chutes Montmorency, Beauport, Québec, août 2000), 2000 Oval (Montmorency Falls, Beauport, Quebec, August 2000), 2000, 36 chromogenic prints.
Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Alain Laframboise, Nicolaas, 1995 Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Le Corps du ciel, 1992, 2 chromogenic prints mounted on plexiglass, 1/2.
Geneviève Cadieux, Le Corps du ciel, 1992 Le Corps du ciel, 1992, 2 chromogenic prints mounted on plexiglass, 1/2.
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