Title

Erectile Dysfunction Medication/Cialis & Viagra (Counterfeit)

Description

Contraband (2010) comprises 1,075 photographs taken at both the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Site and the U.S. Postal Service International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. For one working week, Taryn Simon remained on site at JFK and continuously photographed items detained or seized from passengers and express mail entering the United States from abroad.

Creator

Taryn Simon

Date

2010

Type

photographs

Medium

inkjet prints

Plexiglas (TM)

Subject

airport terminals

Source

artist's website

Extent

9.25 x 44.5 inches each

place of creation

New York

Is Part Of

Contraband

References

"Ever Airport" by Hans Ulrich Obrist (essay)