Televisions, Ponte City, Johannesburg

2008-2010

Mikhael Subotzky, Patrick Waterhouse

Associated Names
Mikhael Subotzky

Artist, South African, born 1981

Patrick Waterhouse

Artist, British, born 1981

This is a photograph of a wall filled with numerous small, varied images. The grid displays small rectangular screens or frames, each showing different scenes, graphics, or photographs. The image resembles a mosaic or montage comprising a multitude of television screens, each capturing different content like news broadcasts, movies, advertisements, and nature scenes. The arrangement creates a busy visual spectacle with various themes and styles side by side. The composition gives a sense of multiplicity and the abundance of visual media, reflecting the modern experience of being surrounded by different types of information and entertainment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    light box with color transparency

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 388 × 128.27 × 17.15 cm (152 3/4 × 50 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.67.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa); NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3, 2015 - September 13, 2015.

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 53.

Wikidata ID

Q63864279

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