James Coleman

Irish (Ballaghaderreen, Ireland, 1941)

Charon (The MIT Project)

1989
installation | projected image installation with synchronized audio narration, 21 min.
This artwork is not currently on view. The museum is closed during our expansion.
Charon (The MIT Project)
144 in. x 240 in. x 360 in. (365.76 cm x 609.6 cm x 914.4 cm)
Acquired 1992
Collection SFMOMA
Echoing Green Foundation and Accessions Committee Fund: gift of Frances and John Bowes, Collectors Forum, Jean Douglas, Mimi and Peter Haas, Christine and Pierre Lamond, and Elaine McKeon
© James Coleman
92.90.A-IIIII
Keywords

trucks, crashes, dashboards, traffic barriers, night

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