Monochrome Till Receipt (White), 1998/2016
Swiss version (unique), ink on paper, fixative, dimensions variable
image courtesy of the artist and Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau
photo: TIMO ULLMANN, Aarau

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Monochrome Till Receipt (White) (1998/2016) is a work by CEAL FLOYER that is part of her solo exhibition currently presented at the Kunsthaus Aarau.

If I had to choose one work that is representative of this exhibition entitled On Occasion, it would be  Monochrome Till Receipt (White) (1998/2016).  This work is exactly what you think it is: a receipt from a Swiss supermarket chain called Coop. The work lists name of ordinary goods that FLOYER purchased on January 21 in Aarau. Like its title indicates, the receipt is a white monochrome because all the objects the British artist bought comprised items that are all white or have the word ‘white’ in their name. As the whole exhibition, Monochrome Till Receipt (White) is minimal, reduced, site-specific, ironic and truly funny.

I really recommend to read a short text that DAVID RUSSELL wrote last year about this ongoing series started by FLOYER in 1998.