Monument VII
Artist
Nicola López
(American, born 1975)
Printer
Bill Lagattuta
(American, born 1950)
Publisher
Tamarind Institute
(founded 1970)
Date2003
MediumTen-color lithograph with collaged, hand-cut, printed elements
DimensionsImage: 21 × 15 1/16 in. (53.3 × 38.3 cm)
Support: 21 x 15 1/16 in. (53.3 x 38.3 cm)
Mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Support: 21 x 15 1/16 in. (53.3 x 38.3 cm)
Mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Devon, 2012
Object number2012.22.2
DescriptionSkeletal remains of a skyscraper, which leans left, amid the wreckage of other destroyed buildings. Beam supports made of Mylar rest on the surface of the print, allowing the print to have dimension.Text Entries
Nicola López’s work explores the built environment, often with an element of ruin or apocalypse, symbiosis or parasitism. In Monument VII, the bent armature of a building in ruin and the leaning, partially destroyed tower that predominates the image, bring to mind the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001. The fact that López’s monument is in ruins brings into question the presumed longevity of a monument, and the civilization that erected that monument. Rather than marking a significant accomplishment of a civilization, Monument VII memorializes a loss of or for that civilization.
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