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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

New York City, after George Bellows

2011

Vik Muniz

Associated Names

Vik Muniz

Artist, American, born Brazil, 1961

The image depicts various irregular shapes and lines in vibrant colors, creating a densely populated scene resembling a bustling city street. The abstract depiction includes people, vehicles, and buildings, similar to a crowded urban setting, possibly inspired by Times Square in New York City.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Gift of Nion McEvoy, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 179.07 × 265.43 cm (70 1/2 × 104 1/2 in.)
framed: 190.5 × 276.86 × 5.72 cm (75 × 109 × 2 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.125.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York); Nion McEvoy, San Francisco, CA, 2011; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

McEvoy, Nion

Exhibition History

2015

Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Wikidata ID

Q64169880

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