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Josiah McElheny
Ornament and Crime2001-2002

Not on view
Color photograph in an almost entirely white palette, showing a wall-mounted display cabinet with three glass shelves holding white glassware and vessels, flanked by two glowing fabric wall sconces

Josiah McElheny, Ornament and Crime, 2001-2002, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Josiah McElheny
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, active New York City, born 1966
Title
Ornament and Crime
Place Made
United States
Date Made
2001-2002
Medium
Blown glass, electric lights, oil on wood
Dimensions
a) Cabinet: 51 x 39 x 10 in. (129.54 x 99.06 x 25.4 cm); b-c) Wall sconce with curtain: 12 x 14 3/8 x 10 in. (30.48 x 36.51 x 25.4 cm) each; d-e) Glass shelf: 8 x 37 in. (20.32 x 93.98 cm) each; f) Cabinet frame: 48 1/2 x 37 x 7/8 in. (123.19 x 93.98 x 2.22 cm); Installation: 51 x 84 x 12 in. (129.54 x 213.36 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2003.19a-xx
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Labour & Wait. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2013.
Copyright
© Josiah McElheny