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Ballon Sculptures for Opening of Boston City Hall

artist: Otto Piene (German, 1928-)
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/51132
Date
1969
Description
3 clusters of 6000 helium-filled balloons, each 11 inches in diameter
 
installation view, small cluster of balloons on ground and 3 large groups in the air, January 1969
 
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subject
Balloons (Toys), Public art, City halls, Temporary installations (sculpture), Sculpture, Art, Modern --20th century, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT
Rights
photograph by Nishan Bichajian
Rights Statement
Copyrighted image; restricted to educational and scholarly use; for use in publication, consult the Archive of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology: http://cavs.mit.edu/
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