Zuma #14

1978

John Divola

Associated Names
John Divola

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of a charred and dilapidated room with a partially intact doorway revealing a view of the sea and sky beyond. The scene shows significant damage and destruction within an interior space, with charred wood beams and debris scattered across the floor. The walls and ceiling exhibit burn marks and peeling layers, indicating severe fire damage. The focal point is a doorway, also blackened by fire but still standing, through which a serene view of the ocean and the colorful sky at dusk or dawn can be seen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Ruwedel

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.77 × 30.48 cm (9 3/4 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.125.4

  • Copyright

    © John Divola, courtesy of Gallery Luisotti

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Divola, Riverside, CA; Mark Ruwedel, Long Beach, CA, 2014; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: © John Divola 1978

Wikidata ID

Q64155931

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