The Boneyard

2004

Langlands & Bell

Associated Names
Ben Langlands

Artist, British, born 1955

Nikki Bell

Artist, British, born 1959

The image displays a complex array of crisscrossing lines and fragmented shapes, created by overlapping wreckage of abandoned aircraft. The abstract composition suggests a chaotic metal jungle or remnants of colossal mechanical birds, with jagged wings and exposed fuselages hinting at their former glory. Superimposed over the scene is a grid of translucent squares, each containing different country code top-level domains like ".fr," ".us," and ".ye," reminiscent of a digital chessboard.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Katherine and Peter Kend

  • Dimensions

    image: 60 × 80.4 cm (23 5/8 × 31 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 66.1 × 85.4 cm (26 × 33 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.197.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter and Katherine Kend, New Canaan, CT; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artists, lower left below image in graphite: Langlands & Bell 15/30

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