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A grayscale photograph of the phrase "The Day-Sob-Dies" suspended between two thin poles in an overgrown field against the skyline of a city in the distance.

The Day-Sob-Dies

A color photograph of a light-skinned young boy in grayish-green standing in a wooded park.

Tiergarten, Berlin, August 13, 2000

Rineke Dijkstra

A long, bright green photograph that attaches to the wall and extends onto the floor to look like a green screen backdrop.

Green Screen #4

A print consisting of three black-and-white images, of a falling plane, the night sky, and a kinetic sculpture.

Concentric Bearings D

A color photograph of two light-skinned young boys in plaid swimsuits standing side-by-side at the edge of the water on a rocky beach.

Dubrovnik, Croatia, July 13, 1996

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned woman with short brown hair in a dark top, jeans, and white socks sitting in a chair with a baby in her arms, facing and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, June 19, 2008

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a pregnant light-skinned woman wearing a bright blue blouse and sitting with one arm propped on the back of a black chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, January 4, 2008

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned young woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a turquoise blouse and sitting with one arm slung over the back of a black chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, March 24, 2007

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned young woman wearing a white blouse and blue jeans, sitting sideways on a chair to face the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, March 29, 2005

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of an light-skinned adolescent girl with blondish hair wearing a pink tank and blue jeans sitting on a chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, June 25, 2003

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of an light-skinned adolescent girl with long brown hair wearing a red tank and black pants sitting on a chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, April 13, 2002

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned girl with long brown hair wearing a bright, turquoise blouse and white pants sitting slumped on a chair, facing the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, December 9, 2000

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned girl with long brown hair wearing a pale blouse and long green skirt sitting sideways on a chair to face the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, March 19, 2000

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned girl with brown pigtails wearing a black shirt and pants and red socks sitting on a chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Wormer, The Netherlands, February 21, 1998

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned girl with short brown hair in a yellow dress, mary janes, and white socks sitting on a wooden chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Wormer, The Netherlands, June 23, 1996

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a young light-skinned girl with short brown hair in a blouse, vest, plaid skirt, and dress shoes sitting on a red chair with her feet not touching the ground, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Asylum Seekers’ Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, March 14, 1994

Rineke Dijkstra

A screenprint of an electric chair in the left corner of an empty room is layered over with red, orange, and yellow colors.

Electric Chair

Steve McQueen, "Ashes," 2002-15

Ashes

A color photograph depicts two plaster casts of the wings of the sculpture the Nike of Samothrace.

Grieving Mothers (Attachment)

An installation of a row of six rope nets hanging on a wall, with two longer lengths of rope hanging vertically on either side.

Untitled

A black-and-white photograph of an installation of brown rope knotted in a grid and hung on a white gallery wall, with the top right corner detached and hanging down.

Untitled

A framed panel of plywood with several gold painted leaf-shaped forms across its surface.

Untitled (Gold Knot: 6)

A shiny bronze replica of Marcel Duchamp's 1917 "Fountain," a commercially manufactured urinal.

Fountain (Buddha)

The seat of a wooden chair painted in navy, blue, and green vertical stripes and hung vertically on a wall.

Chair Seat: 7

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