Adrian Piper (American, born 1948). <em>What It's Like, What It Is #1</em>, 1991. Mixed media installation, Outside dimensions of the room's footprint.: 245 × 175 in. (622.3 × 444.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, and Florence B. and Carl L. Selden Fund, 2013.50.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, DIG_E2008_Burning_Down_the_House_13_PS2.jpg)

What It's Like, What It Is #1

Artist:Adrian Piper

Medium: Mixed media installation

Dates:1991

Dimensions: Outside dimensions of the room's footprint.: 245 × 175 in. (622.3 × 444.5 cm) Pc 1 - outer window frame: 35 × 35 3/4 × 10 in., 57.5 lb. (88.9 × 90.8 × 25.4 cm, 26.08kg) Pc 1 - inset light box: 31 3/4 × 31 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (80.6 × 80.6 × 19.1 cm) Pc 2 - outer window frame: 27 5/8 × 41 × 10 1/2 in., 49 lb. (70.2 × 104.1 × 26.7 cm, 22.23kg) Pc 2 -

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Accession Number: 2013.50.2

Image: DIG_E2008_Burning_Down_the_House_13_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Videotape (2 DVDs), 4 window frames with silkscreened lightboxes set into frames each a different b&w photo silkscreened onto a different lightbox.

Brooklyn Museum