John Divola (b. 1949, Los Angeles) has taught photography and art at numerous institutions since 1975, and since 1988 he has been a Professor of Art at the University of California, Riverside, currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Divola’s work has been featured in more than seventy solo exhibitions in the United States, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Australia.  John Divola, Zuma #25, 1978
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His most well-known projects include “Zuma” (1977-78), documenting an abandoned beachfront house and its degradation and transformation through time, “Vandalism” (1973-75), an exploration of his own mark-making in abandoned spaces, “As Far as I Could Get” (1996-97), where the artist set his tripod and self-timer and took off running, and “Dogs Chasing My Car in the Desert” (1996/98), humorous images of blurred canines in hot pursuit shot from his car window. |
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