
1979/1981
A weathered pumice construction block serves as the unlikely foundation for this enigmatic assemblage, incorporating a Fresnel lens system that refracts and distorts the viewer's perception of the work's interior world. The Kienholzes have embedded a transistor radio and antennae within the piece, merging the physicality of raw industrial materials with the invisible transmissions of broadcast media. Leather and hand-applied polyester resin bind these disparate elements together, creating a dense, tactile object that pulses with the tension between the mundane and the mysterious.
- Medium
- Multiple comprising a pumice construction block, Fresnel lens system, wood, leather, transistor radio, antennae and hand-applied polyester resin.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Evening & Day Editions
January 25, 2018
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