The State of Things, 2006 / Nora Ligorano; Marshall Reese; C Bernstein., 2006
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Scope and Contents
This dvd documents an ice sculpture formed of the letters of the word "DEMOCRACY" which was placed in the garden of the gallery on the third anniversary of the Iraq war. Its collapse due to the heat of the day was a metaphor for the tragic fate of democracy during that time period. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2006
Creator
- Ligorano, Nora (Person)
- Reese, Marshall (Person)
- Bernstein, Charles, 1950- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 DVD + card in case (plastic)) ; case 19 x 14 x 2 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
DVD shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: New York : Jim Kempner Fine Art. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
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