Dennis Oppenheim (1938-2011)
1969
Accumulation Cut

Mixed media collage with two photographs, a map of Ithaca, NY, and a typewritten yellow sheet of paper, all affixed to a gray mount
39 3/4x29 3/4 ins (101x75.6 cm)
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Images & Objects: Photographs & Photobooks, 19 April 2016, Lot: 228
 
Oppenheim's typewritten caption, which appears on the yellow sheet, reads:
 
ACCUMULATION CUT. JANUARY 1969. ITHICA [sic], NY.
4 FEET XX 100 FEET.
CUT MADE PERPENDICULAR TO FROZEN WATER FALL.
24 HOURS REQUIRED TO REFREEZE.
EQUIPMENT: GASOLINE POWERED CHAINS SAWS.
 
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