Golf

Copied Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Golf, 1957, 16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2011.30.1, © 1957, Raphael Montañez Ortiz

Artwork Details

Title
Golf
Artist
Date
1957
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 1957, Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male
  • Occupation — sport — golf
Object Number
2011.30.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2011.30.1

Artwork Description

Raphael Montañez Ortiz appropriates 16mm “newsreel” footage describing, as the title indicates, the game of golf. Whereas golfers are encouraged to sink a small white ball into a hole, the artist intervenes in the game, punching large holes directly into the film stock. The result presents bold, white circular voids in the image and asserts the artist’s presence.


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