Zuma #9

1978

John Divola

Associated Names
John Divola

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows the interior of a room with fire damage. The walls and ceiling are scorched and peeling. The windows are broken and boarded up, with one open revealing a distant view of the ocean. The horizon is seen in the background above the water, showing a blend of dark blues and purples suggesting a sunset or twilight scene with a faint orange glow. Debris like wooden planks and charred remains are scattered on the floor, creating an atmosphere of abandonment. The color palette contrasts dark, burnt hues in the room with serene, cool tones of the ocean and sky in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Ruwedel

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.7 × 30.48 cm (9 3/4 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.125.10

  • 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

Q64155939

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