Mother's #39

2001, printed 2014

Ishiuchi Miyako

Associated Names
Ishiuchi Miyako

Artist, Japanese, born 1947

This is a photograph of a lipstick with an unusual color. The image shows a close-up of a lipstick tube with a golden exterior and a deep blue or teal lipstick bullet extended. The background is blurred, focusing attention on the lipstick, and the surface beneath the lipstick has a subtle patterning. The composition highlights the contrast between the metallic sheen of the tube and the matte finish of the lipstick itself.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 29 × 19.8 cm (11 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.3 × 25.4 cm (12 5/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.50.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ishiuchi Miyako, Tokyo; (Michael Hoppen Gallery, London); NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist along bottom edge in graphite: Ishiuchi Miyako "Mother’s" #39. 2001/2014. 6/15.

Wikidata ID

Q64155410

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