Oppenheim, Dennis. Memory Generator - Receiver, 1979. Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 31 1/8 x 50 in. (79.1 x 127 cm). Gift of Jonathan A. Berg, 83.258.4. © Dennis Oppenheim © artist or artist's estate.

Memory Generator - Receiver

1979

Dennis Oppenheim

American, 1938-2011

Contemporary Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Oppenheim, Dennis
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: Graphite and colored pencil on paper
Medium: graphite, colored, pencil, paper
Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 50 in. (79.1 x 127 cm)
Inscribed: Inscribed lower left: "Wide mesa revolving through skylight. Circuit breakers attached to magnets 65' long"; inscribed center right: "Memory Generator-Receiver Transmitter. Project for: ACE Gallery, Los Angeles, 1979"; inscribed lower right: "A Detection Device - A Thought Transformer-Relay system. Elements activated by the passage of a lie."
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 83.258.4
Credit Line: Gift of Jonathan A. Berg
Museum Location: This item is not on view