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T5
Tightrope 5.1
2009 · Telephone wire nailed to fiberboard (telephone wire, nails on fiberboard)
130 3/16 in. × 94 7/8 in. (330.7 × 241 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Elias Sime
Artist
WA-00001236
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3
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23
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6
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- James-CohanTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
About
Why this artist matters now
Elias Sime is an Ethiopian artist who assembles dense, large-scale compositions from reclaimed electronic components, circuit boards, and wiring, fusing digital-age detritus with formal patterns drawn from Ethiopian craft traditions. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
Source: James Cohan · Trust score: 100% · Updated 3mo ago
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Artworks (3)
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- The Met3 published
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
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