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Regeneration II (Chicago)

Print
2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This print (from a series of 4; see also E.28-2011) is related to Dixon's 'Regeneration' series of drawings (see E.26-2011). The prints are photo-etchings based on the artist's own manipulated photographs taken in present day Chicago (3 images) and Yokohama (1 image). The prints share with the drawings a range of ambiguous references and associations - they resemble aerial views of architectural remains, razed cities, or the vestigial traces of ancient buildings under the surface of a field, as seen from the air. In Regeneration II the tonal contrasts of the monochrome pigment give the image trompe l'oeil illusion of a tactile embossed surface. Regeneration IV, by contrast, is printed in a flat tone of grey on white in such a way as to suggest a process of revelation, of faint traces surfacing from beneath an effacing overlay.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRegeneration II (Chicago) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photo-etching on paper
Brief description
Print, etching, 'Regeneration II (Chicago)', Jane Dixon, Cambridge, 2007.
Physical description
Photo-etching on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.5cm
  • Width: 58.5cm
Copy number
4/20
Marks and inscriptions
'Jane Dixon Regeneration II (Chicago) 2007 4/20' (Signature; title; date; edition number. All in pencil on the back)
Gallery label
Photo London: Beneath the Surface Somerset House 20 May - 24 August, 2015 Jane Dixon (born 1963) Regeneration II (Chicago), 2007 For her Regeneration series (2006–10), Dixon visited cities which had been rebuilt after destruction. This photographic etching is based on the artist’s own manipulated photograph of present day Chicago, which was ravaged by fire in 1871. The corrosive effect of the acid during the etching process has abstracted the original photograph. Stripping the surface of its layers, Dixon’s methods resemble those of archaeology and forensics. Photo-etching V&A Museum no. E.27–2011(20-5-2015)
Object history
Purchased from the artist / The Print Studio, Cambridge
Place depicted
Summary
This print (from a series of 4; see also E.28-2011) is related to Dixon's 'Regeneration' series of drawings (see E.26-2011). The prints are photo-etchings based on the artist's own manipulated photographs taken in present day Chicago (3 images) and Yokohama (1 image). The prints share with the drawings a range of ambiguous references and associations - they resemble aerial views of architectural remains, razed cities, or the vestigial traces of ancient buildings under the surface of a field, as seen from the air. In Regeneration II the tonal contrasts of the monochrome pigment give the image trompe l'oeil illusion of a tactile embossed surface. Regeneration IV, by contrast, is printed in a flat tone of grey on white in such a way as to suggest a process of revelation, of faint traces surfacing from beneath an effacing overlay.
Associated object
E.28-2011 (Series)
Collection
Accession number
E.27-2011

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Record createdMarch 31, 2011
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