Ajay Kurian

Prep

2015

Three life-size mannequins with wrapped heads stand and kneel around a fallen mannequin under a bright lamp.
Three life-size mannequins with wrapped heads stand and kneel around a fallen mannequin under a bright lamp.

Ajay Kurian, Prep, 2015. Polystyrene foam, expanding foam, Plexiglas, steel, children’s clothing, children’s sneakers, plastic tubing, speaker cone, amplifier, MP3 player, water pump, video camera, brass wire, aluminum wire, wire mesh, fake hair, ping pong ball, marker, pipe cleaners, carpal tunnel wrist brace, paint, epoxy clay, epoxy paste, paper, sunglasses lenses, carpet, wood, vintage lamp, LED bulb, aluminum tape, Velcro, and electrical tape, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 2019.305a-j. © Ajay Kuria, courtesy 47 Canal, New York

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Date
2015

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Polystyrene foam, expanding foam, Plexiglas, steel, children’s clothing, children’s sneakers, plastic tubing, speaker cone, amplifier, MP3 player, water pump, video camera, brass wire, aluminum wire, wire mesh, fake hair, ping pong ball, marker, pipe cleaners, carpal tunnel wrist brace, paint, epoxy clay, epoxy paste, paper, sunglasses lenses, carpet, wood, vintage lamp, LED bulb, aluminum tape, Velcro, and electrical tape

Dimensions
Dimensions variable

Accession number
2019.305a-j

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Ajay Kuria, courtesy 47 Canal, New York

API
artworks/60679



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