Ice House / Gregory Holm

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Accession Number
2012/2.2
Title
Ice House
Artist
Gregory Holm
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 1971
Medium and Support
digital print on paper
Object Creation Date
2010
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Inscription
No signature or title
Dimensions
152.4 cm x 101.6 cm (60 in. x 40 in.)
Physical Description
A small urban house is seen in a nocturnal view set in winter. The house is covered with icicles hang from the gables and over the first floor windows and door. There is no illumination from inside the house, although there are lights in adjacet houses; the house is illuminated by a cool white light that, along with the house, illuminates the chain-link fence to the right and the trees flanking the house.
Subject Matter
This large photograph is the documentation of the artist's project in Detroit, Michigan, to enclose an entire house in ice. It is considered an architectural installation and social change project. The artist worked with architect, Matthew Radune to use one of the 20,000 abandonded houses in Detroit and freeze it in solid ice, referencing the contemporary urban conditions in the city and beyond.
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Image Size
3061 x 2419
File Size
991 KB
Record
2012/2.2
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.2/2012_2_2.jpg

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"Ice House; Gregory Holm." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.2/2012_2_2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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