Gordon Matta-Clark

Atrium Roof 5 (Documentation of the action "Atrium Roof" made in 1973 in Genoa, Italy)
1973, printed 1977

A black and white aerial photograph showing the top view of a building with a distinctive V-shaped roof and a square central opening. The surrounding area appears to be in disrepair, with debris and deteriorating structures. The image captures the geometric contrast between the angular architecture and the irregular shapes of the surrounding decay.
A black and white aerial photograph showing the top view of a building with a distinctive V-shaped roof and a square central opening. The surrounding area appears to be in disrepair, with debris and deteriorating structures. The image captures the geometric contrast between the angular architecture and the irregular shapes of the surrounding decay.

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Date
1973, printed 1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 9 1/2in. (16.3 × 24.2 cm) Image: 6 7/16 × 9 1/2in. (16.4 × 24.1 cm)

Accession number
2017.115

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Harold Berg

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Gordon Matta-Clark
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