John Divola (B. 1949)

Zuma #16

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John Divola (B. 1949)
Zuma #16
signed, titled, numbered and dated ‘John Divola 1977/2006 Zuma# 16 4/10’ (on the reverse)
archival pigment print on rag paper
image: 21 x 26 ¼in. (53.3 x 66cm.)
sheet: 23 5/8 x 29 ¾in. (60 x 75.5cm.)
Photographed in 1977 and printed in 2006, this work is number four from an edition of ten

Provenance

Laura Bartlett Gallery, London.
David Zwirner, New York.
Private Collection, London.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that this work was photographed in 1977 and printed in 2006.

Lot Essay

‘On initially arriving I would move through the house looking for areas or situations to photograph. If nothing seemed to interest me I would move things around or do some spray painting. The painting was done in much the same way that one might doodle on a piece of paper. At that point I would return to the camera and explore whatever new potentials existed’ (J. Divola, quoted in C. Kelsey, ‘John Divola’s Floating Eye’, in Interview Magazine, www.ahornmagazine.com/issue_5/essay_shea_divola/essay_shea_divola.html [accessed 12 February 2015]).

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