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Richard Misrach — Battleground Point #41
Richard Misrach

Battleground Point #41

Richard Misrach's large-scale chromogenic print captures the haunting, desolate beauty of a landscape marked by human conflict and military use. His signature approach to color photography transforms the scarred terrain into an almost sublime tableau, where the vivid hues of the natural environment stand in quiet tension with the evidence of destruction beneath the surface. The work is part of his broader *Desert Cantos* series, in which Misrach critically examines the complex and often troubling relationship between humanity and the American landscape.

Medium
Chromogenic print, printed 2002.

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Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

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Richard Misrach, Battleground Point #41

Richard Misrach's large-scale chromogenic print captures the haunting, desolate beauty of a landscape marked by human conflict and military use. His signature approach to color photography transforms the scarred terrain into an almost sublime tableau, where the vivid hues of the natural environment stand in quiet tension with the evidence of destruction beneath the surface. The work is part of his broader *Desert Cantos* series, in which Misrach critically examines the complex and often troubling relationship between humanity and the American landscape.

Medium
Chromogenic print, printed 2002.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Contemporary Photographer, Landscape Photography, Muted Earth Tones, Contemplative Mood, Large Format Photography, Color Photography, Male Artist, Documentary Photography, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, American Photographer, Large Format Print, New Topographics, American Artist, Chromogenic Print, Environmental Art, Large Format, Desert Southwest, Late 20th Century, Sublime Mood

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