Ideal Structures for a Dubious Future (Slab Complex)
Artist
Nicola López
(born 1975 Santa Fe, New Mexico; lives Brooklyn, New York)
Date2012
Mediumexplosive intaglio on paper, ed. 8/12
Dimensionsimage: 9 × 9 3/4 in. (22.9 × 24.8 cm),
paper: 13 1/2 × 15 in. (34.3 × 38.1 cm)
paper: 13 1/2 × 15 in. (34.3 × 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase and gift of the artist
Object numberPC2021.37.5
DescriptionAn explosive intaglio with a central image of a structure that appears to include steps and ridges leading toward three steeple-like shapes. The central shape is rendered in black silhouette, with white highlights to the right of center. An explosive blast was used to create the composition at Los Alamos National Lab.On View
Not on view
1943
