Untitled (Hoola Hoop)
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 70.49 × 89.54 cm (27 3/4 × 35 1/4 in.) framed: 74.3 × 93.35 × 4.45 cm (29 1/4 × 36 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
Accession Number
2014.150.14
Art Historical Context
Angela Strassheim's *Untitled (Hoola Hoop)* (2006) is a compelling chromogenic color print that transforms a familiar childhood toy into a poignant visual meditation. At 70.5 × 89.5 cm, this generously scaled photograph exemplifies early 21st-century contemporary photography, where everyday objects evoke deeper emotional resonances. Strassheim, an American artist known for her meticulous staging of domestic scenes, often draws from suburban life and family dynamics, infusing mundane moments with subtle unease or nostalgia. Chromogenic prints like this one, produced from color negatives using ...