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Tightrope 9
Tightrope 9

Tightrope 9

Artist Elias Sime Ethiopian, born 1968, Addis Ababa
Date2009–2014
Associated withAfrica
MediumReclaimed electronic components on panel
DimensionsSix panels, overall: 63 x 236 1/2 in. (160 x 600.7 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Mr. and Mrs. N. Richard Miller in memory of Martin B. Rosenthal, by exchange
Object number2015.38/a-f
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2009–2014; collection of the artist; [James Cohan Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA, 2015.Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, James Cohan Gallery, “Elias Sime,” September 10–October 17, 2015.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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