The Seventies
Nayland Blake
(American, born in 1960)
1991
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, chromogenic prints in artist-constructed enclosure
DimensionsImage: 95.3 × 127.3 cm (37 1/2 × 50 1/8 in.)
Framed: 106 × 137.8 × 7 cm (41 3/4 × 54 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Framed: 106 × 137.8 × 7 cm (41 3/4 × 54 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Dwyer Brown in memory of Michael Morano
Accession number1991.700
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"The Seventies" displays the adolescent Blake's identification with musicians who personified the rebellious spirit and raw power of rock and roll. This retrospective of the decade documents cultural trends- such as heavy metal and androgynous, punk fashion- with an alarming insight into the speed at which commercialized popular culture changes. The metal frame and backing simulates the monolithic rock music business and its obsession with packaging and promotional hype.
Provenance1991, sold by Mincher / Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 1991)
Copyright© 1991 Nayland Blake, Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.
Giles Bettison
Jay Musler
J. S. Paris
