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Made in USA
Shinkichi Tajiri, 1964
With this predatory, aggressively-potent machine, the American–Japanese artist Tajiri depicted violence ‘made in USA.’ He lived in the Netherlands, but made the sculpture when he was a guest lecturer in America in 1964. In that year, American participation in the Vietnam War intensified, as is reflected in this freakish figure, which conveys the aggressive language of the machine gun.
- Artwork typesculpture
- Object numberBK-2012-9
- Dimensionsheight 180 cm x width 135 cm, width 107 cm x depth 60 cm x depth 13 cm
- Physical characteristicsgedreven en gesoldeerde koperplaat (messing)