John Divola

Zuma # 5
1978

A photograph capturing the contrast of light and shadow in a dark room, with sunlight streaming through an open window on the left, illuminating part of a red, peeling wall on the right. The light casts a bright reflection on the wall and reveals textures of the surfaces within the room.

A photograph capturing the contrast of light and shadow in a dark room, with sunlight streaming through an open window on the left, illuminating part of a red, peeling wall on the right. The light casts a bright reflection on the wall and reveals textures of the surfaces within the room.

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Date
1978

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm) Image: 9 11/16 × 12in. (24.6 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
2011.72

Series
Zuma

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Liz Fensterstock

Rights and reproductions
© John Divola

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