Ellis Island 24

1988

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

This is a photograph of a damaged checkered floor. The image captures a section of a black and white tiled floor that has suffered wear and damage over time. The tiles are arranged in a classic checkered pattern. On the left side of the floor, several tiles are broken, and there is a significant accumulation of debris and rubble, consisting of both large and small fragments. The debris extends across much of the foreground. The lighting and shadows highlight the texture of the debris and the worn tiles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print on lightweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 x 24.2 cm (7 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 33.4 x 36.4 cm (13 1/8 x 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madoka Takagi, New York; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, CA); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Ellis Island 024 1988 MADOKA TAKAGI PRINT MADOKA TAKAGI; lower right: 024

Wikidata ID

Q64157664

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