Kiss in Car
1986
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View on museum website →Medium
dye imbibition print
Dimensions
image: 32.39 × 56.52 cm (12 3/4 × 22 1/4 in.) sheet: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.) mount: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Kyle Roberts)
Accession Number
2015.19.4667
Art Historical Context
**Kiss in Car** (1986) by Sandy Skoglund is a captivating dye imbibition print, measuring 32.39 × 56.52 cm in its image area, now part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection (Gift of Kyle Roberts). Skoglund, a pioneering American artist known for her surreal, staged photographic installations, masterfully blends everyday scenes with dreamlike absurdity. This work exemplifies her signature style from the 1980s, where meticulously constructed tableaus—often featuring vibrant, proliferating objects—challenge perceptions of reality and domestic normalcy. The dye imbibition process, ...