Valley of the World

Valley of the World (one of seven), 1994
Waterless lithograph, python skin, 18 x 35 in., Dallas Museum of Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 2 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 3 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 4 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 5 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 6 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Valley of the World (edition 2/12) / no. 7 from portfolio of 7, 1994-1995
Photolithograph and snakeskin, 18.125 x 35.813 in., Whitney Museum of American Art

Straight ahead lay the distant lights of El Paso and Juárez, sown in a tremendous valley so big that you could see several railroads puffing at the same time in every direction, as if it was the Valley of the World. We descended into it.

“On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, 1957

Artificial Life in the Valley of the World, 1994, Automobile engine and python snakeskin, 84 x 24 x 22 in.

Artificial Life in the Valley of the World, detail

Snakeskin Engine, 1994, Motorcycle engine, Python snakeskin, 20 x 18 x 12 in.

Valley of the World, 1989, Glass, 21 x 15 x 9 in.

Stroll in Alameda Park, 1989, Steel, wood, Xerox, knife, tar, pastel on paper, 80 x 256 x 11 in.

Exhibitions

James Drake: Artificial Life in the Valley of the World

University at Buffalo Art Gallery
February 7–March 9, 2001

Curated by Karen Emenhiser

James Drake - UNM Valley of the World - Installation View

Valley of the World
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

1997