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Christian Boltanski
Reliquary1989

Not on view
Large floor sculpture of stacked silver metal canisters with three rows of dark panels printed with ghostly faces, each fitted with a black sphere emitting hanging electrical cords that pool at the base
Artist or Maker
Christian Boltanski
Title
Reliquary
Place Made
France
Date Made
1989
Medium
Mixed media: 246 metal boxes with cloth, 9 metal drawers with photographs, wire, electric lamps, and wires
Dimensions
131 1/8 x 54 3/8 x 27 3/16 in. (333 x 138 x 69 cm)
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council Fund
Accession Number
M.90.127
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Tuchman, Maurice, and Carol S. Eliel. Visiones Paralelas: Artistas Modernos y Arte Marginal. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1993.