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#71

#71

Artist (American, born 1955)
Date1997
MediumWood, dirt, glue, clay, and Z-scale models
Dimensions32 × 69 × 40 inches (81.3 × 175.3 × 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the artist
Terms
  • Sculpture
  • American
Object number2010.058 a-c
Label CopyThe sculpture #71 is an example of Ashkin’s well-known miniature scale models from the 1990s, which depict marginalized landscapes such as mines, oil fields, and industrial wastelands that often surround our urban environments. It also depicts issues related to social, economic, and political exclusion and abandonment. ("The City: Works from the Collection," cocurated by Andrea Inselmann and Sonja Gandert and presented at the Johnson Museum September 5 - December 20, 2015)
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