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Nara

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Contemporary Art, Northwest Corner, Intro Gallery
MEDIUM Terrazzo, glass
DATES 1983
DIMENSIONS 15 3/4 × 23 5/8 × 23 5/8 in., 153 lb. (40 × 60 × 60 cm, 69.4kg)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Printed marks: "31 S Kuramata Memphis"
ACCESSION NUMBER 2023.76.8
CREDIT LINE Gift of Dennis Freedman, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum's 200th Anniversary
PROVENANCE Prior to 2023, provenance not yet documented; by 2023, acquired by Dennis Freedman of New York, NY; December 29, 2023, gift of Dennis Freedman to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Contemporary Art, Northwest Corner, Intro Gallery
CAPTION Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934–1991). Nara, 1983. Terrazzo, glass, 15 3/4 × 23 5/8 × 23 5/8 in., 153 lb. (40 × 60 × 60 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dennis Freedman, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum's 200th Anniversary, 2023.76.8 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.76.8_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 2023.76.8_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934–1991). <em>Nara</em>, 1983. Terrazzo, glass, 15 3/4 × 23 5/8 × 23 5/8 in., 153 lb. (40 × 60 × 60 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dennis Freedman, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum's 200th Anniversary, 2023.76.8 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.76.8_PS20.jpg)