Nina En Homaca

1999

Not on view

A sculptor and photographer, Orozco works in a style that is elegant, minimal, and antimonumental. Although his sculptures are often ephemeral-in this case, he has turned an old sofa on its side, arranging its foam innards in a pattern on the ground-his photographs give these constructed situations a longer life. His odd interventions encourage an awareness of the poetic richness latent in ordinary things, as well as of the temporal fragility of our accomplishments.

Artwork Details

Title: Nina En Homaca
Artist: Gabriel Orozco (Mexican, born Jalapa Enriquez, 1962)
Date: 1999
Medium: Silver dye bleach print
Dimensions: Image: 12 5/8 × 18 3/4 in. (32 × 47.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 in. × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, Jennifer and Joseph Duke Gift, 2000
Object Number: 2000.45.2
Rights and Reproduction: © Gabriel Orozco
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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