Adam Bartos

Railroad tracks to launch pad, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
1995–1999, printed c. 2000

Sunset view behind a long building with barred windows, next to a railway track with freight train cars in the background.

Sunset view behind a long building with barred windows, next to a railway track with freight train cars in the background.

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Date
1995–1999, printed c. 2000

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 7/8in. (21.6 × 30.2 cm) Image: 7 1/16 × 10 1/2in. (17.9 × 26.7 cm)

Accession number
2009.30.36

Edition
AP

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/35074

Part of a series:
Kosmos
44 works

A group of people, many wearing hard hats, gather around a large piece of machinery with a complex structure, possibly at a launch site or industrial facility. Some individuals are climbing on the machinery, while others are observing from the ground. The crowd appears focused on the activity around the machinery, with some people pointing and looking upwards. A camera operator is visible in the foreground, capturing the event.

A rocket mid-launch with a fiery trail behind it, ascending into a cloudy sky.

A photograph showing a large industrial structure with a complex array of pipes and scaffolding, flanked by heavy machinery parts, under a clear blue sky.

A photograph of various spacecraft components and modules in a workshop setting, including a partially disassembled capsule with its heat shield visible, and other conical capsule sections with Cyrillic script, suggesting Russian spacecraft. The environment is industrial with tools and parts scattered around, and the overall scene conveys a sense of space exploration technology in maintenance or assembly.

A vintage interior scene with a patterned wallpaper background and a wooden sideboard hosting a classic radio, a lamp, and a blue vase. To the left, a portion of a red patterned chair is visible, and on the sideboard, there's a small portable radio, an ashtray with cigarette butts, a pack of cigarettes, and a book. The atmosphere suggests a mid-20th-century setting.

A spacious industrial facility with high ceilings and large windows casting natural light onto the floor. In the foreground, there are large pieces of machinery, possibly parts of rockets or engines, covered with protective tarps. On an elevated platform in the middle, several people in work attire are gathered around a table, seemingly engaged in a discussion or review of documents. The background is filled with various industrial equipment and structures, suggesting an active engineering or manufacturing environment.

A wide-open landscape with dry grassland under a partly cloudy sky, featuring several tall, narrow metallic structures, possibly part of a rocket launch site, in the distance.

A photograph of a blue building facade with a large teal door on the left, featuring circular windows and diagonal yellow and black stripes at the bottom. On the right, there is a contrasting dark silhouette of a curvilinear structure against the light blue wall with a small rectangular window above.

A cozy vintage room featuring a red textured armchair, a round wooden table with a red rotary phone and an ashtray on top, a wooden cabinet with a framed portrait and a small vase of flowers, a standing lamp with a yellow shade, and floral curtains. The room has a warm ambiance with a patterned rug on the floor.

A photograph of an auditorium with rows of empty grey seats facing a stage with a large mural. The mural features a monochromatic portrait of a man on the left and an abstract design with a red arrow on the right. The room has a blue color scheme with a single yellow curtain on a window to the left.

Adam Bartos
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