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Portal to Archimedes' Chamber

Artist Meridel Rubenstein (American, born 1948)

Artist Ellen Zweig (American, born 1947)

Artist Bohuslav "Woody" Vasulka (Czechoslovakian, 1937 - 2019)

Artist Steina Briem Bjarnadottir Vasulka (Icelandic, born 1940)

Date1990-1993

MediumPalladium prints, steel, laser disks and players and video monitors

Dimensions111 x 236 x 50 in. (281.9 x 599.4 x 127 cm)
Each Column: 101 x 33 x 2 in. (256.5 x 83.8 x 5.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Jordie M. Chilson Estate, 1997

Object number1997.53.1a-s

DescriptionTwo columns with five palladium prints in shaped steel frames with a center column consisting of 4 stacked 20" video monitors showing a 9-minute, 4-track laserdiscs on loop.
Component inventory:
1997.53.1a: Arch #1(image with owl and teacup)
1997.53.1b: Arch #2(image with Oppenheimer)
1997.53.1c: Laserdisc player-LCD0
1997.53.1d: Laserdisc player-LCD2
1997.53.1e: Laserdisc player-Arch#4 (dead)
1997.53.1f: Laserdisc player-LCD4 (bad)
1997.53.1g: Laserdisc player-LCD5
1997.53.1h: Laserdisc player-Arch#1 (does not work)
1997.53.1i: Box with speakers, sub-woofer, chords and AV cables
1997.53.1j: Box with (2) synchronizers, powered supplies, cables and remotes
1997.53.1k: Laserdisc player-Mildred
1997.53.1l: Laserdisc (1 of 4)
1997.53.1m: Laserdisc (2 of 4)
1997.53.1n: Laserdisc (3 of 4)
1997.53.1o: Laserdisc (4 of 4)
1997.53.1p: TV monitor (20")
1997.53.1q: TV monitor (20")
1997.53.1r: TV monitor (20")
1997.53.1s: TV Monitor (20")

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