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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

Full 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

Original Sackner Archive Location

2nd floor bedro

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.

Processing Information

Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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