body object series #2, stool

1984, printed 1991

Ann Hamilton

Associated Names
Ann Hamilton

Artist, American, born 1956

This is a photograph of a person obscured by a stool. A wooden stool is positioned in a way that its seat blocks the upper face area, while the stool legs encircle the head and torso area. The individual is wearing a sleeveless sweater over a t-shirt. The photograph has a minimalist and surreal atmosphere, capturing a sense of humor or experimentation through its unexpected composition and play on perspective. The use of black-and-white adds to the stark contrast between the subject and the background, emphasizing the unusual positioning of the stool.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.95 x 10.95 cm (4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.16 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)
    framed: 57.79 x 52.71 cm (22 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.144.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Louver Gallery, New York); (Sean Kelly, New York); Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on the inside of the front cover of the mat, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 4021

Wikidata ID

Q64143991

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