Dennis Oppenheim

Aspen Projects
1970

A person is obscured behind a large fern plant, with only their arms and torso visible against a plain background. The person is holding the fern in front of their face, creating a whimsical and surreal effect.

A person is obscured behind a large fern plant, with only their arms and torso visible against a plain background. The person is holding the fern in front of their face, creating a whimsical and surreal effect.

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Date
1970

Classification
Film

Medium
16mm film and 8mm film, black-and-white and color, silent, 30 min., transferred to video

Accession number
2002.155

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

API
artworks/16354

Exhibitions

Dennis Oppenheim: Aspen Projects

Jan 30–Mar 8, 2003

Dennis Oppenheim
25 works in the collection

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