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Divola, John
(b. 1949)Vandalism (74V01)

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Vandalism (74V01). 1974. Vintage gelatin silver print. 17,8 x 17,8 cm (35,2 x 27,7 cm). Signed and dated in pencil on the verso.

John Divola’s "Vandalism" series (1974/75) comprises black-and-white photographs of abandoned houses in Southern California, where the artist enacted spontaneous interventions by spray-painting bold marks, lines, and shapes onto the interiors. These performative gestures blur the boundaries between photography, painting, and conceptual art, foregrounding themes of entropy, transgression, and authorship. Visually arresting and charged with tension, the images capture a dynamic interplay between deterioration and artistic intent, transforming sites of neglect into ephemeral canvases. – Some traces of glue from previous mounting on top margin, small tears in left margin, otherwise in near-excellent condition.

Lit.: John Divola. Vandalism. London 2018.