The Hollywood Suites (Bound Doors) #3

1976

Steve Kahn

Associated Names
Steve Kahn

Artist, American, 1943 - 2018

The image shows intersecting ropes forming an "X" shape across a closed door. The arrangement generates symmetry and balance. The ropes connect at the center of the door resembling tightened corset laces, while the knots create closed loops at the corners. This evokes a sense of connection and tension, similar to strings on a musical instrument.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 × 32.2 cm (9 9/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.190.3

  • Copyright

    © Steve Kahn

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Steve Kahn, Berkeley, CA; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA, 2016; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Steve Kahn, The Hollywood Suites: Joseph Bellows Gallery, November 10, 2012-January 5, 2013

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: S. Kahn; by artist, lower left in graphite: 2/15; lower center in graphite: 1976

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