Opposite of White, v. 2 (Large) (A)

2006-2007

Roni Horn

Associated Names
Roni Horn

Artist, American, born 1955

The sculpture is a cylindrical gray form placed on the floor within an interior space. The surface is textured with a white pattern resembling weathered or worn paint, with the gray material showing through in some patches. The top is smooth and dark gray. It sits against a backdrop of a wall with large, light-colored rectangular tiles, and on top of a light brown, marbled floor.
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On View

East Building Mezzanine, Terrace

Artwork overview

More About this Artwork

This painting depicts three women gathered closely together. The woman on the left appears to kneel on the ground, her face pointed towards us. She has long black hair that is partially tied up, and she wears a pale pink dress. A small white dog sits by her knees, next to another animal that may be a small white bird. Behind her and to the right is a woman who may be sitting or standing, with short gray hair, a pale blue hat with a pink plume, and a white dress with a pale blue sash and mesh sleeves. She is reaching toward the face of the woman on the right, who stands with her body turned and her hand on the central woman's blue hat. This woman on the right has wavy yellow hair and wears a pale yellow dress and a pale pink hat with a black bow and a pink ribbon. The women all have pale white skin with minimalist facial features consisting of simple black eyes and small, rose-colored lips. The background is made of overlapping patches of different shades of cool-toned green, some of which are shaped like leafy branches.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 18 June 2015 through (Hauser & Wirth, New York) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Roni Horn, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, 2008.

2009

  • Roni Horn aka Roni Horn, Tate Modern, London; Collection Lambert, Avignon; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2009-2010.

2010

  • Roni Horn, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, 2010.

Bibliography

2015

  • "Roni Horn, Opposite of White v. 2 (Large) (A)." National Gallery of Art Bulletin, no. 53 (Fall 2015):

Wikidata ID

Q63864427

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