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.

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