
In Tate Modern
- Artist
- Burhan Dogançay 1929–2013
- Medium
- Acrylic paint and gouache on board
- Dimensions
- Support: 512 × 710 × 2.5 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Benjamin Kaufmann in memory of the artist and in honour of his wife Angela Dogançay 2017
- Reference
- T14959
Display caption
Doğançay’s long term project focused on the texture of New York City’s walls. He made Yankees and Beatles in the year in which the Liverpool band’s sell-out concerts conquered the United States. The Beatles’s sudden popularity found expression on the streets of the city. This confirmed Doğançay’s view that: ‘You can tell more about a country by observing its walls than … by looking at its flag.’ Using a variety of collage techniques for Happy New Year and Hum, he captured the texture of graffitied and fly-posted surfaces. On these surfaces and walls, official messages were often subverted by anonymous comments.
Gallery label, June 2021
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