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27/11/2013

Gideon Barnett

The Wolfsonian Florida International University, Miami Beach

Bust of a Doctor, a new installation by artist Gideon Barnett, is on view in The Wolfsonian's Bridge Tender House. The doctor in question is Anthony Bosch. The former director of Biogenesis, a clinic in Coral Gables, Florida, Bosch is a central figure in the doping scandal involving star baseball players, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun. "I'm interested in Bosch's specific story at this moment in history, but I'm also thinking of what he may represent in the future," says Barnett. "The role of an enabler is as essential to the broader cultural storyline as that of a compromised hero, and I consider Bosch to be historically relevant enough to warrant canonization." Barnett pulled multiple images of Bosch from the Internet as source material for Bust of a Doctor. With these images as a reference, the artist used modeling software to create a sculptural portrait, fabricated of plaster composite by means of a 3D printer.

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