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Todd Hido — Untitled #2154-A, from the series House Hunting
Todd Hido

Untitled #2154-A, from the series House Hunting

1996

Untitled #2154-A presents a solitary suburban house glowing against a darkened nocturnal landscape, its warmly lit windows radiating an uneasy sense of inhabitation from within. Shot in 1996 as part of Todd Hido's landmark series House Hunting, this chromogenic print captures the aesthetic that would come to define the artist's celebrated practice, blending documentary impulse with a cinematic, psychologically charged atmosphere. The deep blues and blacks of the surrounding environment press against the amber warmth of the structure, generating a tension that is at once familiar and deeply unsettling, evoking the ambivalence of domesticity, memory, and the American suburban experience. Hido photographed these homes largely from his car during late-night drives, a method that imbues the work with a voyeuristic remove while simultaneously drawing the viewer into a state of longing or dread. The series has been widely recognized as a touchstone of contemporary photographic practice, and individual prints from House Hunting are held in significant institutional and private collections. This particular work, measuring 61 by 50.8 centimeters, is a strong example of Hido's compositional economy, where compositional restraint amplifies emotional weight rather than diminishes it. Signed by the artist, this print represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a work from one of photography's most emotionally resonant and critically respected bodies of work. Currently on offer through SFMOMA, the print arrives without frame, allowing collectors the flexibility to present the work according to their own spatial and aesthetic vision. Hido's market presence has grown steadily over the past two decades, and works from this foundational series continue to attract sustained institutional and collector attention worldwide.

Medium
Chromogenic print
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Todd Hido, Untitled #2154-A, from the series House Hunting, 1996

Untitled #2154-A presents a solitary suburban house glowing against a darkened nocturnal landscape, its warmly lit windows radiating an uneasy sense of inhabitation from within. Shot in 1996 as part of Todd Hido's landmark series House Hunting, this chromogenic print captures the aesthetic that would come to define the artist's celebrated practice, blending documentary impulse with a cinematic, psychologically charged atmosphere. The deep blues and blacks of the surrounding environment press against the amber warmth of the structure, generating a tension that is at once familiar and deeply unsettling, evoking the ambivalence of domesticity, memory, and the American suburban experience. Hido photographed these homes largely from his car during late-night drives, a method that imbues the work with a voyeuristic remove while simultaneously drawing the viewer into a state of longing or dread. The series has been widely recognized as a touchstone of contemporary photographic practice, and individual prints from House Hunting are held in significant institutional and private collections. This particular work, measuring 61 by 50.8 centimeters, is a strong example of Hido's compositional economy, where compositional restraint amplifies emotional weight rather than diminishes it. Signed by the artist, this print represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a work from one of photography's most emotionally resonant and critically respected bodies of work. Currently on offer through SFMOMA, the print arrives without frame, allowing collectors the flexibility to present the work according to their own spatial and aesthetic vision. Hido's market presence has grown steadily over the past two decades, and works from this foundational series continue to attract sustained institutional and collector attention worldwide.

Medium
Chromogenic print
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 50.8 cm
Year
1996
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

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