Photo of collection object Cents Sign Travelling from Broadway to Africa via Guadeloupe
Chryssa. Cents Sign Travelling from Broadway to Africa via Guadeloupe, 1968. Neon tubing, Plexiglas, 43 x 35 x 28 1/2 in. (109.2 x 88.9 x 72.4 cm). Gift of Sidney Singer, 85.290. © Chryssa © artist or artist's estate.

Cents Sign Travelling from Broadway to Africa via Guadeloupe

1968

Chryssa

American, born Greece, 1933-2014

Contemporary Art

Settling in New York in 1955, Chryssa (born Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali) was drawn to the creative energy of America’s ever-changing postwar cities. The Athens-born artist gained art-world acclaim with work that utilized innovative materials taken from urban environments. During the 1960s, she produced vibrant paintings, prints, and pioneered the use of neon tubing, Plexiglas, and aluminum in a fine-art context. Evoking Chryssa’s fascination with Times Square and celebrating the giant blinking, pulsing signs of the city, Cents Sign Travelling from Broadway to Africa via Guadeloupe acknowledges the interconnected world at a moment of global economic and technological growth.
Maker/Artist
Chryssa
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Neon tubing, Plexiglas
Dimensions
43 x 35 x 28 1/2 in. (109.2 x 88.9 x 72.4 cm)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
85.290
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Singer
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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