A Barrel Vaulted Room
Artist
James Casebere
(American, born 1953)
CultureAmerican
Date1994, printed 1998
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (29.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (29.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Inscribed"Jim Casebere 1994-8 2/125"
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.26
Not on view
DescriptionThis platinum print is of a dimly lit stone room, the small amount of light coming from a little round window overhead. Stone arches are over the window and a low bed with no sheets is the only object in the room.Label TextJames Casebere American (b. 1953) A Barrel Vaulted Room, 1994 Platinum print, printed 1998 Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel 2007.12.26 James Casebere’s photographs explore the lived history of architectural spaces, such as the bunker under the Reichstag (the German parliament building), the sewers and underground subway tunnels of Berlin, and West African slave headquarters. The emptiness of the vaulted room emits an ethereal, ghost-like presence of the former inhabitants and activities that took place amidst the walls. His images of architectural archetypes enact a rethinking about space through the lens of reconstructed memories and illusions. The artist constructs tabletop models that are based on his own thoughts and experiences of such sites. ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007 Exhibition History"Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012.
