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Mirosław Bałka

Black Pope and Black Sheep

  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
  • Photo Bartek Zalewski
    ORIGINAL TITLE
    Czarny papież i czarna owca
    TRANSLATED TITLE
    Black Pope and Black Sheep
    DATE CREATED
    1987
    MEDIUM
    jute cloth, asphalt paint, sand, fabrics, metal, wood (figure of the Pope); fabric, paper, metal needles, marble, wood, nails (figure of the sheep)
    DIMENSIONS
    height 161, base 92 × 61 cm (dimensions within the outline) (figure of the Pope); 95 × 80 × 30 cm (figure of the sheep)
    EDITION
    unique
    OBJECT NUMBER
    MSN.K1.150
    ACQUISITION DATE
    24.12.2013
    CREDIT
    Collection of Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

    Other works by the artist

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    Mirosław Bałka, Mirosław Filonik
    Bokassa
    1987/2011
    paper, metal, synthetic plastic, paint, silicone, wallpaper glue, wood, hardboard; artificial ferns on mounds of earth; pots with artificial palms; turntable, vinyl record
    dimensions variable
    Mirosław Bałka
    A Boy and an Eagle
    1988
    cement mortar on wooden and metal armature, galvanized sheet metal, hydraulic installation, pump, water; the original base is made of galvanized sheet metal, the base presented at exhibitions is made of stainless steel
    ca. 160 × ca. 256.5 × ca. 91.5 cm
    Mirosław Bałka
    I Knew It Had 4 In It
    2008
    digital file
    film: 15'48"

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