Peter Nagy

Entertainment Erases History
1983, printed 1986

A graphic artwork featuring a collection of black and white illustrations of various historical and technological items, such as cameras, radios, and televisions, arranged in a seemingly random pattern. Each illustration is accompanied by labels and dates, connecting them to different art movements like Dada, Surrealism, and Pop Art, as well as significant historical events and figures in art history. The image conveys a timeline or a mapping of cultural milestones and their influence on art and technology. The bottom of the image includes the text "Entertainment Erases History" and credits "© P. Nagy 1983."

A graphic artwork featuring a collection of black and white illustrations of various historical and technological items, such as cameras, radios, and televisions, arranged in a seemingly random pattern. Each illustration is accompanied by labels and dates, connecting them to different art movements like Dada, Surrealism, and Pop Art, as well as significant historical events and figures in art history. The image conveys a timeline or a mapping of cultural milestones and their influence on art and technology. The bottom of the image includes the text "Entertainment Erases History" and credits "© P. Nagy 1983."

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Date
1983, printed 1986

Classification
Prints

Medium
Laminated photocopy with grommets

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 3/8 × 40 3/16in. (61.9 × 102.1 cm) Image: 24 × 39 13/16in. (61 × 101.1 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.269

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© Peter Nagy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/40634

Exhibitions

Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Nov 20, 2015–Mar 6, 2016

Peter Nagy
3 works in the collection

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