{"product_id":"the-tomb-of-eurysaces-the-baker","title":"The Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eThe Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eAn interactive marble sculpture for people who believe leisure should occasionally require provenance.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"462\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eThe Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e by Brian Kane is a one-of-a-kind \u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"239\"\u003einteractive sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e: a \u003cstrong data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"276\"\u003e96-piece marble jigsaw puzzle\u003c\/strong\u003e that can be assembled, disassembled, studied, handled, and reassembled with the kind of seriousness usually reserved for archaeology, inheritance disputes, and very expensive furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eAt first, the object appears almost polite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eA puzzle.\u003cbr data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eA tabletop activity.\u003cbr data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"544\"\u003eA familiar gesture of fitting one fragment into another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eThen the material asserts itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"644\"\u003eMarble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eSuddenly the puzzle is no longer casual. It becomes cool, heavy, veined, permanent, and quietly superior. Kane takes one of the most modest forms of domestic entertainment and renders it in a material associated with tombs, temples, classical sculpture, architectural authority, and people who know what “material intelligence” means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eVery \u003cstrong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"995\"\u003echic\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"999\"\u003eVery unnecessary.\u003cbr data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eVery much the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003eThe work references the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1096\"\u003eTomb of Eurysaces the Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Roman monument from around \u003cstrong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003e50–20 BC\u003c\/strong\u003e, known for its detailed reliefs depicting the process of bread making. Kane draws that ancient reference into the present, connecting labor, craft, repetition, food production, plebeian culture, monumentality, and modern leisure through an object that is both absurdly playable and undeniably serious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eBread becomes monument.\u003cbr data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eMonument becomes marble.\u003cbr data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eMarble becomes puzzle.\u003cbr data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003ePuzzle becomes art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eNaturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1554\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1585\"\u003eWhy collectors want it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1744\"\u003e◐ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003eInteractive sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eThe collector does not simply look at the work. They complete it, interrupt it, rebuild it, and become implicated in its logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003e◑ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1773\"\u003eOne-of-a-kind artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1776\"\u003eA unique \u003cstrong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003e1 of 1\u003c\/strong\u003e sculpture by Brian Kane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003e◒ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1824\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eMarble jigsaw puzzle, 96 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eA humble leisure object made physically weighty, historically loaded, and dramatically overqualified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e◓ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eAncient reference, contemporary wit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eThe piece connects Roman bread making, classical monumentality, puzzle culture, and the strange dignity of doing something slowly with your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003e◔ \u003cstrong data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eElegant, tactile, and slightly intimidating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003eWhich is exactly how marble should behave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2256\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003eAbout the Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2317\"\u003eThe Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e turns the act of assembling a puzzle into a small ritual of cultural reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2675\"\u003eMost puzzles are disposable images printed on cardboard. This one is marble — substantial, cool to the touch, and impossible to confuse with casual entertainment. The contrast is the work’s quiet brilliance: a temporary pastime given the physical authority of permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"3004\"\u003eAs an interactive sculpture, the piece invites touch without becoming merely playful. Each fragment carries weight. Each placement becomes deliberate. The owner participates in rebuilding an image that is also a historical reference, a material proposition, and a very refined joke about what contemporary art is allowed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3035\"\u003eIt is playful, but not light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3037\" data-end=\"3073\"\u003eIt is luxurious, but not decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3150\"\u003eIt is a puzzle that understands history is always assembled from fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3155\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3167\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3169\" data-end=\"3353\"\u003e• Artist: Brian Kane\u003cbr data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3192\"\u003e• Title: \u003cem data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3234\"\u003eThe Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3234\" data-end=\"3237\"\u003e• Material: Marble jigsaw puzzle\u003cbr data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3272\"\u003e• 96 pieces\u003cbr data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003e• 19\" x 15\"\u003cbr data-start=\"3169\" data-end=\"3353\"\u003e• Interactive sculpture\u003cbr data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3312\"\u003e• Unique work: 1 of 1\u003cbr data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3336\"\u003e• Price: $3,600\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3358\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3380\"\u003eAncient labor.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3402\"\u003eModern leisure.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3428\"\u003eInteractive marble.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3476\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA puzzle with the confidence of a monument.\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Brian Kane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47890301550766,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/6064\/6318\/files\/P1050399-edit-crop.jpg?v=1779331478","url":"https:\/\/shop.briankane.net\/products\/the-tomb-of-eurysaces-the-baker","provider":"Brian Kane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}