104th Street/Lexington Avenue

1990

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

This is a photograph of an urban building facade with murals and graffiti. The building's exterior features a large mural depicting scenes of musicians and dancers, alongside a flag and various pieces of graffiti. Several windows are visible within the mural, suggesting it is painted directly onto the brick wall of the building. A billboard encourages viewers to "LEARN HOW TO JUMP-START A LIFE. Learn Red Cross CPR." On the right side, there is a sign for a business called "FARMACIA LATINA" offering "NOVEDADES, RECETAS, VITAMINAS." The weathered surface of the building and the bare tree in the foreground add to the urban atmosphere of the scene.
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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 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35 x 35.3 cm (13 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.29

  • Series Title

    New York 44


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

by artist, lower left in graphite: 7; on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: NY 44 104th St/Lexington Ave 1989 MADOKA TAKAGI PRINT MADOKA TAKAGI; lower right: 44

Wikidata ID

Q64157672

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