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Chris Burden
Airplane and Barbed Wire1979

Not on view
Glass vitrine containing two objects: a small balsa-wood model airplane with an orange-red element through its body, and a loose coil of steel-gray barbed wire
Mixed-media sculpture on a pale wood rectangular base: a small crashed balsa wood model airplane with red accents on the left, and a loosely coiled tangle of barbed wire on the right.
Mixed-media sculpture on a light wood platform: a coiled mass of barbed wire at left, and a small assemblage of clear acrylic, wood, and a vertical orange element at right.
Sculpture of coiled barbed wire arranged in loose concentric loops, resting on a white surface against a gray gradient background, casting soft shadows beneath.
Damaged balsa wood and tissue paper model airplane, photographed against a gray gradient background. The fuselage is partially stripped, with torn white tissue exposing the bare wood frame. An intact orange plastic propeller and small white wheels are attached at the nose end, casting a shadow below.
Artist or Maker
Chris Burden
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, active California, 1946-2015
Title
Airplane and Barbed Wire
Date Made
1979
Medium
Model airplane, barbed wire, printed text, wood and glass case
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 31 x 17 in. (40.64 x 78.74 x 43.18 cm); a) Model airplane: 7 x 11 x 10 in. (17.78 x 27.94 x 25.4 cm); b) Airplane text sheet: 3 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. (7.62 x 7.94 x 1.59 cm); c) Barbed wire: 12 x 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 x 30.48 cm); d) Barbed wire text sheet: 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. (1.27 x 13.02 x 1.27 cm); e) Glass case [base]: 1 1/16 x 31 x 17 in. (2.7 x 78.74 x 43.18 cm); e) Glass case [vitrine]: 15 x 31 x 17 in. (38.1 x 78.74 x 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Contemporary Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2009.110a-e
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art