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Every...Bernd and Hilla Becher Spherical Type Gasholder

August 2004

Idris Khan

Associated Names

Idris Khan

Artist, British, born 1978

The image shows a large, dark, dome-like shape at the center, formed from a series of overlapping, blurred lines and curves. The background displays a faint grid of scaffolding or structural lines. The central shape resembles a giant orb or a massive spherical structure, set amidst a hazy, indistinct environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon in honor of Sarah Greenough on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Department of Photographs at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 132.08 x 101.44 cm (52 x 39 15/16 in.)
mount: 134.78 x 104.46 cm (53 1/16 x 41 1/8 in.)
framed: 137.8 x 107.63 cm (54 1/4 x 42 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.169.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Dan and Mary Solomon

Exhibition History

2012

West Building Concourse Gallery: Idris Khan, April 13, 2012 - April 1, 2013.

Inscriptions

on frame verso, signed by artist, top left corner in black ink: every...Bernd and Hilla Becher / Spherical Type Gasholders. 2/5 / I Khan 08/2004

Wikidata ID

Q64155161

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