Swoon (American, born 1977). Coney, Early Evening, 2005. Linoleum print on mylar, mixed media, Variable dimensions, 18 pieces total. Brooklyn Museum, Healy Purchase Fund B, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, and Designated Purchase Fund, 2005.41. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2005.41_front_PS2.jpg)
Swoon (American, born 1977). Coney, Early Evening, 2005. Linoleum print on mylar, mixed media, Variable dimensions, 18 pieces total. Brooklyn Museum, Healy Purchase Fund B, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, and Designated Purchase Fund, 2005.41. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2005.41_threequarter_PS2.jpg)
Coney, Early Evening
Swoon
Contemporary Art
The street artist Swoon’s ethereal installation juxtaposes five portraits with the Cyclone, one of the last existing wooden roller coasters. As if it were seen in their dreams, the Cyclone’s lace-like structure acquires a gossamer quality. Given Swoon’s fascination with Coney Island’s ceaseless potential for magic and mystery, her three-dimensional dreamscape may represent a cautiously optimistic belief in the site’s continual rebirth.
ARTIST
Swoon, American, born 1977
MEDIUM
Linoleum print on mylar, mixed media
DATES
2005
DIMENSIONS
Variable dimensions, 18 pieces total (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2005.41
CREDIT LINE
Healy Purchase Fund B, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, and Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
18 piece mixed media installation
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Swoon (American, born 1977). Coney, Early Evening, 2005. Linoleum print on mylar, mixed media, Variable dimensions, 18 pieces total. Brooklyn Museum, Healy Purchase Fund B, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, and Designated Purchase Fund, 2005.41. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2005.41_front_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 2005.41_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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© Swoon
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