Untitled (Model AIrplane Sculpture)
Object Details
- Artist
- BK Adams
- Date
- early 21st Century
- Medium
- coral, metal
- Dimensions
- Other (Airplane): 2 1/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (5.3 × 6 × 4.8 cm)
- Other (Base): 1 9/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (3.9 × 9.5 × 6 cm)
- Caption
- This mixed-media sculpture of a painted blue metal jet plane and a found fragment of marine coral playfully subverts ideas about the hobbyist’s model airplane, as well as sculptural traditions. A thin, black stick attaches the plane to a coral base, creating the illusion of flying over a cloud. The work is characteristic of the artist BK Adams—who is famous for his pop-up public art in Washington, DC—in that it engages viewers through the use of unconventional materials.
- Accession Number
- 2011.0005.0002
- Type
- sculpture
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0005.0002
