Untitled
Date1998
Mediumunique gelatin silver film negative
negative and positive transparencies
DimensionsImage: 11 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (29.8 × 24.1 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Printed Matter Photography Portfolio II: Landscapes, 1996-98."
Credit LineGift of Zoë and Joel Dictrow.
Object number2013.4.7
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextCady Noland is an American postmodern conceptual artist. Her work examines aspects of the American cultural psyche, specifically the fascination with the failed promise of the American dream—what she calls "The American Nightmare"—including aspects of American culture she considers toxic such as social climbing, glamour, celebrity, violence, and death.
In Untitled (This Time, Nixon), Noland relies on a basic element of photography, the photographic negative, to focus her attention on and express her negative opinion of President Nixon. Noland was a teenager during Nixon’s years in office from 1969-1974. In this work, a striking yet minimal image is enough to make a statement denouncing the degradation of power and the perpetrators who hold control.
