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Mike Slack
SHRUBS OF DEATH - Print Edition (May 2016)2014, printed 2016

Not on view
Black and white photograph arranged as an 18-panel grid, each showing a rounded trimmed shrub from progressively closer distances and shifting angles
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a flat lawn, pathway, and bare trees receding into the background.
Black and white photograph of a densely foliated shrub clipped into a large cube form, set on a wood chip bed with an open lawn and bare trees in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely trimmed spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a park lawn and bare trees in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely pruned spherical shrub centered in the frame, surrounded by wood chip mulch, with an open lawn, bare trees, and overcast sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped rounded shrub centered in a mulched bed, with an open lawn and bare trees visible in the background.
Black and white photograph of a large, densely clipped spherical evergreen shrub set in wood chip mulch, with a lawn, bare trees, and a path visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped spherical shrub centered in the frame, set in a mulched bed with a lawn, pathway, and bare trees visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated shrub clipped into a rounded mound form, centered on a wood chip mulch bed with a lawn, bare trees, and overcast sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded evergreen shrub centered in the frame, rising to a pointed apex, set in a wood chip bed with a flat lawn and bare deciduous trees in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large rounded shrub with dense, finely textured foliage, set in a wood-chip mulched bed, with manicured trees and a paved path visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped evergreen shrub centered in the frame, set in a mulched bed with a lawn, driveway, and bare trees receding in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded evergreen shrub in a mulched bed, with a curved pathway and two lollipop-trimmed trees visible in the background.
Black and white photograph of a large, densely foliated rounded shrub set in a wood-chip mulch bed, with a manicured park landscape, curved pathway, and flowering trees visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely rounded shrub dominating the frame, set in a mulched bed with lawn, bare trees, and a low building visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated evergreen shrub with an irregular rounded form, set in a mulched bed with an open park landscape and bare trees visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely clipped dome-shaped shrub centered in the composition, surrounded by wood chip mulch, with a lawn, pathway, and bare trees visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large dome-shaped evergreen shrub centered against an overcast sky, densely textured foliage filling most of the frame, set in a mulched bed with an open lawn and bare trees in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large, densely foliated shrub clipped into a rounded mound form, set in a wood-chip mulch bed with a manicured lawn and bare trees visible in the background.
Artist or Maker
Mike Slack
United States, Indianapolis, Indiana, born 1970, active Los Angeles
Title
SHRUBS OF DEATH - Print Edition (May 2016)
Date Made
2014, printed 2016
Medium
Inkjet prints
Dimensions
Image (each): 12 × 12 in. (30.48 × 30.48 cm) Primary support (each): 13 × 13 in. (33.02 × 33.02 cm) Overall: 15 1/8 × 15 × 2 1/4 in. (38.42 × 38.1 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by LENS: Photography Council, 2016
Accession Number
M.2016.173.1-.18
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Morse, Rebecca. 27 L.A. Photographers: LENS: Photography Council at LACMA 2013-2018. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.