The artwork, titled “Untitled,” was created by Robert Gober in 1991. This assemblage, rooted in the Conceptual Art movement, exemplifies the genre of sculpture. It is housed at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork depicts a lower leg, with a pant leg, sock, and shoe, emerging from the wall and lying on the floor. Wedged within the pant leg is a white candle, standing upright and unlit. The juxtaposition of the human form fragment and the inanimate candle evokes a sense of disturbance and contemplation, hallmarking Gober’s nuanced exploration of identity and body representation.
