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Joseph Nechvatal

Death of a Culture (No More Jacksons)

Description

Maker

Joseph Nechvatal (American, b. 1951)

Title

Death of a Culture (No More Jacksons)

Year

1984

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite

Supports

Dimensions

22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 inches) (each)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On the verso of both sheets: Artist's address stamped in green ink, and signed and dated in graphite: Joseph '84. 1 - on verso, in orange marker: "Left, Death of a Culture" 2 - yellow paper. On verso, in graphite: "Right, Death of a Culture"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services

Object Number

2009.59.19

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Fifty Works for Rhode Island
Jul 20, 2012 – Dec 02, 2012

Label copy

Joseph Nechvatal’s drawings attempt to create a visual analog for some of the cultural, political, art historical, and philosophical aspects of noise. Upon close examination of these drawings, figures emerge from the chaos of the compositions. Each individual, however, appears trapped and alienated from the others while simultaneously being buried under a swirling vortex of lines and shading, seemingly lost among the visual “noise” of the composition.

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Joseph Nechvatal (American, b. 1951)
Death of a Culture (No More Jacksons), 1984
Graphite diptych on one yellow and one off-white sheet of wove paper
22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 inches) (each)
The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services 2009.59.19

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