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Economies of Scale
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Economies of Scale


Artist (American, b. 1958)
Date2013
MediumMicroplastic, plastic, hydrocarbons, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 208 x 30 in. (61 x 528.3 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchased in honor of Barbara O. Korner, Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture, 2007–2019
Object number2019.208
ClassificationsSculpture
Object NameSculpture
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
On view
Century
  • Twenty-first
Exhibition HistoryInaugural Installation: Global Contemporary Galleries (202), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 13, 2019 – January 5, 2020; Smith College Museum of Art, February 8 – July 28, 2019; Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials, Palmer Museum of Art, February 13 – June 17, 2018; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, September 22 – December 30, 2018.Published ReferencesJoyce Robinson, Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor, Heather Davis, Plastic Entanglements Gallery Brochure, p. 1 (ill. color) (and reprints for all venues)