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Ken Ohara, GRAIN P-128, 1993, eighty-one 8-x-10 in. gelatin silver prints and masking tape, 95 × 78 in. (241.3 × 198.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ohara Family, 2017.42A-CCCC
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Artwork Details
- Title
- GRAIN P‑128
- Artist
- Date
- 1993
- Location
- Dimensions
- 95 × 78 in. (241.3 × 198.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ohara Family
- Mediums Description
- eighty-one 8-x-10 in. gelatin silver prints and masking tape
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Figure — fragment — face
- Object Number
- 2017.42A-CCCC
Artwork Description
While serving the practical function of adhering the paper prints to their transparent coverings, the tape also performs a perceptual trick by seeming to appear or disappear. Depending on your distance from Grain P-128, you might see the singular portrait, or you might see the parts that make it a photographic object: paper and silver.