75V02

1973–1975, printed 1993

John Divola

Associated Names
John Divola

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows the interior of a dark, enclosed space. There is a window on the right side revealing a distant landscape, potentially desert terrain with some vegetation. The horizon line is visible through the window. The room has rough walls with marks, and a white marking or paint on the closest wall. The composition is in black and white, with strong contrasts between the light from the window and the dark interior. The walls have a textured and aged appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.93 × 34.93 cm (13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
    mat: 62.23 × 59.69 cm (24 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)
    framed: 64.14 × 61.6 × 3.81 cm (25 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.105.1.20

  • Copyright

    © John Divola, courtesy of Gallery Luisotti

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts black spots on white walls, appearing like paint splatters. The spots vary in size and are accompanied by vertical streaks resembling drips. The scene is set in a corner of a room with a tiled floor, debris, and a cardboard box.

74V01

John Divola

1973

This is a photograph of a title page or cover sheet. The page displays the name "John Divola" and the title "Vandalism Series" at the center. Below this, it mentions "THIS IS PORTFOLIO NUMBER," followed by the handwritten number "3." Further down, it states "TWENTY FIVE 16'' x 20'' BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AN EDITION OF TWELVE WITH ONE ARTIST PROOF," followed by a copyright line, "© JOHN DIVOLA 1993." The layout is clean, with centered text and a significant amount of negative space on the page.

Vandalism Series

John Divola

1973

The image features black and white abstract spray-painted lines and dots on the walls. A piece of fabric with geometric designs is draped in a way that resembles a distorted map. There is debris and rubble in the corner of the room, and a damaged outlet is visible.

74V02

John Divola

1973

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. Patrick Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA (through David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA), 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on frame verso, on white label affixed to left center, by unknown hand in black ink: W; on yellow Post-It note affixed to center, by unknown hand in black ink: T1

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