2003
River of Love. . .or Tears
Jack LarimoreAmerican, born 1950
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The subject of this work is a bit dark. Tom Waits’s bleak song “Misery Is the River of the World” (2002) inspired its title and imagery: “Misery is the river of the world/Everybody row! Everybody row!”
Made as the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, River of Love . . . or Tears references the artist’s and the nation’s bitter mood. Larimore considers this sculpture an important bridge to his more recent work, which is couched in deeper and more serious subjects.
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