Breakdown

Copied Simone Leigh, Liz Magic Laser, Breakdown, 2011, single-channel digital video, color, sound; 09:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund, 2019.33.2, © 2011, Simone Leigh & Liz Magic Laser

Artwork Details

Title
Breakdown
Date
2011
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 2011, Simone Leigh & Liz Magic Laser
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund
Mediums Description
single-channel digital video, color, sound; 09:00 minutes
Classifications
Highlights
Object Number
2019.33.2

Exhibitions

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