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Child<\/em> It is a canvas by Kende from 2010: mixed media, 80 \u00d7 80 cm, a square. It is one of the smallest works in the catalogue. It is now in a private collection.<\/p>\n

Kende\u2019s \u2018Child\u2019: the child above the name<\/h2>\n

In the top right-hand corner is a black child, sitting with his knees drawn up. His shadow stretches towards the left and becomes a sort of bench, a dark strip on which he appears to be resting. Further down, in the centre, is the name KENDE in large stencilled letters. They are faded, like a poster that has been left out in the sun for too long. Beneath that, a thin line: \u2018It\u2019s worse than you think\u2026\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Child<\/p>\n

A phrase like a slogan<\/h3>\n

\u2018It\u2019s worse than you think\u2019 is a phrase that Kende used to include in his works almost as a trademark, like Nike\u2019s \u2018Just Do It\u2019. It needs no explanation: it\u2019s there, beneath his name, and viewers can interpret it however they like. The same phrase also gives its title to a work from 2009, It\u2019s Worse Than You Think<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A background that seems worthless<\/h3>\n

The background is beige and ochre, criss-crossed by grey and red streaks running down from the top. In the middle, there are faded, rust-coloured tags and a few dark holes where the surface appears to have been torn. The effect is that of a wall covered in wallpaper, which has been wet and then scratched.<\/p>\n

The same child, a different measurement<\/h3>\n

The child is based on a photograph taken in Costa Rica. Kende turned it into a stencil as a tribute to Blek le Rat. The story is told in the entry for Frame in Mind<\/a>. In Child<\/em> The image is smaller, adapted to the square format. And here it shares the space with the artist\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

Not to be confused with The Child<\/a>, from 2009: the same child, but a different work.<\/p>\n

TITLE:<\/strong> Child<\/em>
\nYEAR:<\/strong> 2010
\nTECHNIQUE: <\/strong>Mixed media on canvas
\nWIDTH:<\/strong> 80 cm
\nHEIGHT:<\/strong> 80 cm
\nTHICKNESS: <\/strong>6 cm
\nCatalogue<\/strong>: CH10
\nORIGINAL: <\/strong>Not available
\nPRINTS:<\/strong> Not available<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Child \u00e8 una tela di Kende del 2010: tecnica mista, 80 \u00d7 80 cm, un quadrato. \u00c8 una delle opere pi\u00f9 piccole del catalogo. Oggi \u00e8 in una collezione privata. Child di Kende: il bambino sopra il nome In alto a destra c\u2019\u00e8 un bambino nero, seduto, con le ginocchia raccolte. La sua ombra si […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[35],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2819","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-artworks","kende-opera-venduta","first","outofstock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":{"seconda_immagine":2842,"venduto":true,"video_opera":2565,"video_verticale":"","render_1":2824,"render_2":2823,"render_3":2822},"yoast_head":"\nChild Kende \u2013 tecnica mista su tela, 2010<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Child di Kende: tecnica mista su tela 80\u00d780 cm, 2010. Un bambino a stencil sopra il nome KENDE e la frase It\u2019s worse than you think. 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