Object of Desire

2005

Anila Rubiku

Associated Names
Anila Rubiku

Artist, Italian, born Albania, 1970

The image shows two people inside a nearly empty room. On the left, a woman is standing with her body turned to the right, her face turned toward us. She has white skin and purple-black hair tied behind her head, and she is wearing a yellow top, a white skirt with purple and blue flowers, and yellow high heeled shoes. She holds playing card in one hand and an indistinct red object in the other. Playing cards are scattered near her feet, and they form a line that leads over to the man on the right. The man is seated on a bench, wearing a long-sleeved shirt with suspenders, dark purple pants, black shoes, and a teal tie. He has white skin and short dark hair. He holds a playing card and looks closely at it. Behind them, in the center of the room, a black chair leans against a black table with three legs. Hung from the ceiling are two cage-like chandeliers hung from connected wires. One hangs by the woman's head, and the other hangs by the man's head.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Anila Rubiku 2005

Wikidata ID

Q64535909

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