''Teeth Tracks'' is a 1996 painting by
Ellen Gallagher
Ellen Gallagher (born December 16, 1965) is an American artist. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is held in the permanent collections of many major museums. Her media include painting, works on paper, film and ...
. It is in the collection of
The Broad
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in
Los Angeles
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in the
United States
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.
The painting is a series of multi-colored oil and pencil drawings of what appear to be teeth marks or teeth charts from a
dental office or laboratory. Each image is drawn on a piece of paper which is then adhered to a canvas.
The painting was acquired by The Broad on November 7, 1996.
The painting was featured in the exhibition ''Creature'' held at The Broad from November 5 to March 19 2016.
References
1996 paintings
Paintings by Ellen Gallagher
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