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Accession Number 1998.16.1.5 Title Untitled Object Type print Artist Ikeda, Ryoji View People Details » Date Made 1998 Culture/Nationality Japanese Materials ink on paper Measurements sheet: 83 x 45.5 cm; image: 17.3 x 25.2 cm Description

Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled…

Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled with solitary props. Light, perspective, darkness and formal emphasis on ink and material leaves the viewer with a sense of loneliness, decay, and a haunting ambiguity.

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