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Monument to Television Chernobyl, 1992

 Item — Box: 139
Identifier: CC-03577-3641

Scope and Contents

Chernobyl refers to a city in Russia in which a major nuclear accident took place. Rabascall has depicted the event by presenting the city as an ancient pyramid with four television receivers and a satellite dish on its top and letters covered with sand falling in a disorderly arrangement down the slopes of the pyramid. The latter might signify the initial concealment of the magnitude of this disaster by the Soviet government. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992

Creator

Extent

1 item : 1 sculpture (wood, sand, cardboard letters) in base (wood, wheels) ; 29 x 21 x 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Paris, France : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: J Rabascall (bottom). Nationality of creator: Spanish. Copies: About 1 total copies.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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