114th Street/Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway

1989

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image shows a ground-level view of an urban construction site. Large, weathered pipes are scattered across a dirt surface, some peeling old paint. Various construction materials and debris are on the ground, including sections of metal and a container marked "INDIA 198." In the background, a tall brick building dominates the low horizon. Clotheslines stretch between its windows. Tall plants climb the walls on the left side of the scene. The color palette is mainly monochromatic, with shades of grey and black dominating the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print on lightweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 x 24.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36.8 x 36.7 cm (14 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.30

  • Series Title

    New York 12

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: 114 St/BW[above] Amsterdam Ave, 2 B'way "New York"#12 1989 PRINT 1989 MADOKA TAKAGI

Wikidata ID

Q64157669

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