B.K.I.

Artist Gabriel Orozco (Mexican, born 1962)

Date2004

MediumGiclée on watercolor paper

DimensionsUnframed: 12 x 10 inches (30.48 x 25.4 cm)
Framed: 21 x 17 1/4 x 1 inches (53.34 x 43.82 x 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert Littman

Object number2013.36

SignedSigned in graphite, lower right margin: Gabriel Orozco

InscribedEdition number in graphite, lower left margin: 170/175

On View

Not on view

Collections

Photography

Terms

DescriptionThe subject of this 12 x 10 inch inkjet print on paper is a close-up, frontal view of a human skull positioned against a stark black background. A meticulously drawn grid-like pattern covers the skull. With the exception of the teeth, which remain unembellished, this black-and-white checkerboard covers the entire surface of the skull, including the hollows of its eye sockets and nasal cavity. Adapting to the skull’s crevices, contours, and irregularities, the grid of squares is occasionally stretched and distorted.

Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information, is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image, please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.