Tokyo Compression #18
Artist
Michael Wolf
(German, 1954 - 2019)
Date2010; printed 2012
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 30 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches (76.52 x 61.28 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches (76.52 x 61.28 cm)
Framed: 30 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/4 inches (78.42 x 63.18 x 4.45 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches (76.52 x 61.28 cm)
Framed: 30 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/4 inches (78.42 x 63.18 x 4.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.24.5
Signedon back of mount, on white label, below inscription, lower right, signed in black marker “Michael Wolf”
Inscribedon back of mount, white label, lower right, typed “Tokyo Compression #18 30 x 24in. 2010 / Archival pigment print / © Michael Wolf 2012 6/7 +2 AP”
Edition/State/Proofed. 6/7 + 2 A.P.s
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionPortrait of a woman as seen through a window covered in condensation; the collar of her zippered jacket is light blue.Gallery Label
Pressed up against the small window of a Tokyo subway car, a woman peers through droplets of condensation as she makes her way to or from work. Her expressionless face, partially obscured, suggests the psychological and emotional toll such daily grinds take on the city’s many commuters. Isolating the woman from the larger context of the crowded train, Michael Wolf emphasizes the individual experience rather than the crush of passengers on Tokyo’s notoriously crowded subway cars.
Copyright© Estate of Michael Wolf
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