Tarjetas Postales (Postcards)

1991, printed 2022

Juan Carlos Alom

Associated Names
Juan Carlos Alom

Artist, Cuban, born 1964

The image displays the upper bodies of two individuals, in profile facing each other directly with their heads turned towards one another. Both individuals have distinct facial features, with one person having textured hair styled upwards and the other with closely cropped hair. They are unclothed from the waist up, connected by a wooden rod across their necks. The background is a textured wall with a rough surface, showing patches of varying shades and slight vertical streaks. The photograph has a frame with a rough edge, contrasting the textured wall with the surrounding dark space.
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Provenance

The artist; Armand-Paul Family Collection, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, along bottom in graphite: 3/15 tarjetas postales - Edición especial Alom 1991-2022


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