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Hi resolution - from installation
The Diva Surgery
Hi resolution - from installation
Hi resolution - from installation

The Diva Surgery

Artist (American, born 1972)
Date2001-2002
Mediumvarious antique laboratory glassware, magnifying glass, lab burner, glass breast pump, glass syringe, antique milk glass, antique powder box, vintage surgical equipment, tracheal extractor, scalpels, tweezers, scissors, glass beads, porcelain mortars and funnels, 45 rpm records, ground, spliced, and melted vinyl records of various Diva vocals, audiotape, dissolved magnetic audio tape, various laboratory chemicals, sulfur, carbon, amino acids, crushed cubic zirconium, homemade crystals (monoammonium phosphate, water, dye), Novocain, sugar, honey, ocean water, oil, hummingbird and butterfly nectar, beeswax, polyester resin, mirrors, lights, wood, Plexiglas, letraset, vinyl lettering, and paint
Dimensions77 x 81 x 56 in. (195.6 x 205.7 x 142.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the International and Contemporary Collectors in honor of Stephanie Hanor
Object number2002.10
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