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Frozen Sky (Night)

Print
1999 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of a pair of prints entitled Frozen Sky (Night) and Frozen Sky (Day) (museum number E.254-2000) that explore concepts of travel, communication, the passing of time and the sense of place. Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell (who work in partnership) have been using imagery derived from air route maps and destination codes since 1989. In the Frozen Sky prints, the three-letter airport abbreviations familiar to air travellers (LHR = London, Heathrow; JFK = John F. Kennedy, New York; CDG = Charles de Gaulle, Paris) are arranged in two radiating circles of white text on a black background for Night and black text on a white background for Day.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrozen Sky (Night) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on 300 gsm Somerset Satin paper
Brief description
'Frozen Sky (Night)' by Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell, 1999. Screenprint.
Physical description
White text (airport codes) arranged in a circle against black background
Dimensions
  • Height: 77cm
  • Width: 66cm
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
5/45 in an edition of 45 with 10 artist's proofs
Marks and inscriptions
  • Langlands and Bell 1999 (Signature; date; verso; pencil)
  • 5/45 (pencil)
Credit line
Given by the artists
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is one of a pair of prints entitled Frozen Sky (Night) and Frozen Sky (Day) (museum number E.254-2000) that explore concepts of travel, communication, the passing of time and the sense of place. Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell (who work in partnership) have been using imagery derived from air route maps and destination codes since 1989. In the Frozen Sky prints, the three-letter airport abbreviations familiar to air travellers (LHR = London, Heathrow; JFK = John F. Kennedy, New York; CDG = Charles de Gaulle, Paris) are arranged in two radiating circles of white text on a black background for Night and black text on a white background for Day.
Associated object
E.254-2000 (Part)
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret (Ed). Impressions of the Twentieth Century: Fine Art Prints from the V&A's Collection. London, V&A Publications, 2001.
Collection
Accession number
E.255-2000

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Record createdAugust 24, 2000
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