Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid
1 portrait on display in Room 37 at the National Portrait Gallery
© National Portrait Gallery, London; commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery with the support of J.P. Morgan through the Fund for New Commissions
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid
by Michael Craig-Martin
wall mounted LCD screen with integrated software, 2008
49 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in. (1257 mm x 749 mm) overall
Commissioned; made possible by J.P. Morgan through the Fund for New Commissions, 2008
Primary Collection
NPG 6840
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Craig-Martin is one of the key figures in the first generation of British conceptual artists and this commission marks a new departure into the realm of portraiture for him. Although the
linear portrait is fixed, the colours are controlled by computer software that makes constantly randomised choices. The work slowly changes over time in infinite combinations.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Howgate, Sarah; Nairne, Sandy, A Guide to Contemporary Portraits, 2009, p. 8
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Contemporary Portraits (1 March 2012 - 22 April 2012)
- Recent commission: Zaha Hadid (30 September 2008 - 11 January 2009)
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