Facing

1976

Brian Wood

Associated Names
Brian Wood

Artist, Canadian, born 1948

The image features two panels with a collage of photographs of a man's bare upper body. In the left panel, the man is shown from the back against a wooden wall with hands touching different parts of his body and the wall. The man has medium length wavy hair and worn jeans. In the right panel, the front of the man's torso is visible, showing a bearded face with short hair and an expressionless or relaxed demeanor. The man is wearing jeans with a belt and his hands are placed on his hips. Various hands are interacting with him and the wooden wall. Both panels depict a background of a rustic wooden structure, grass, and trees, creating a visually layered image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 panels consisting of 30 chromogenic prints

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Joshua Smith)

  • Dimensions

    framed (each panel): 127 × 104.14 × 3.81 cm (50 × 41 × 1 1/2 in.)
    overall: 127 × 212.09 × 3.81 cm (50 × 83 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4991.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

left panel, on verso of frame, signed by artist, center left in graphite: Facing 1976 3/4 / Brian Wood; across top: PANEL #1 "FACING"; upper left: Hang in this order: / [numbered diagram of hanging layout]; by unknown hand, top center on white label in red ink: 12; center stamped in black ink: PLEXIGLAS / USE NO MASKING TAPE; lower right corner stamped in black ink: BARK FRAMEWORKS INC / 85 Grand Street New York NY 10013
right panel, signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in black ink: Brian Wood 1976; on verso of frame, center left in graphite: Facing 1976 3/4 / Brian Wood; top left: PANEL #2 "FACING."; upper left: Hang in this order: / [numbered diagram of hanging layout]; by unknown hand, center left on white label in red ink: 4; center stamped in black ink: PLEXIGLAS / USE NO MASKING TAPE; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right corner in graphite: 2004.33.10b; lower right corner stamped in black ink: BARK FRAMEWORKS INC / 85 Grand Street New York NY 10013

Wikidata ID

Q64145561

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