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Collections

Polly Apfelbaum
Black Flag2002

Not on view
Floor sculpture of hundreds of multicolored fabric or plastic strips fanning outward in a long, leaf-shaped form across a dark gallery floor
Large-scale floor installation in a gallery, densely covered with multicolored stripes, dots, and irregular forms in neon yellow, blue, red, black, and green, receding into the distance, viewed from low angle.
Artist or Maker
Polly Apfelbaum
United States, Pennsylvania, Abington Township, born 1955, active New York, New York City
Title
Black Flag
Place Made
United States
Date Made
2002
Medium
Synthetic crushed velvet and dye
Dimensions
Dimensions variable (Approximately 28' x 14')
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by David and Susan Gersh, Barry and Julie Smooke, Mark and Ellie Lainer, Tina Petra and Ken Wong, Patricia and Stanley Silver, and others through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.126
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.