Man Ray, born Philadelphia, PA 1890-died Paris, France 1976 Search this
Medium:
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
Dimensions:
6 1/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (15.4 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1965
Luce Center Label:
Man Ray loved expressing humor in his work and often hinted at erotic imagery through his assemblages of everyday objects. In Le Voyeur the title immediately conjures up the idea of secretly watching something illicit, but when we look into the lens, all we can see is the back of a cigar box.
Luce Object Quote:
“Everything I do is done in the spirit of pleasure.” Man Ray, Exhibition Catalogue, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966
