Untitled Fragment (One for Violin by Paik)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M26454
People: Performed by Larry Miller, American (born 1944)
Composed by Nam June Paik, American (Seoul, South Korea 1932 - 2006 Miami, FL)
Fluxus, American
Title: Untitled Fragment (One for Violin by Paik)
Classification: Performance Artifacts
Work Type: performance artifact
Date: 24 March 1979
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/29210

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Wood fragment from a smashed violin

Dimensions

19.5 x 4 cm (7 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Larry V. Miller

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: M26454
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: A signed, titled and (mis)dated fragment of a smashed violin from Miller's March 24, 1979 performance of Nam June Paik's "One for Violin Solo".

Verification Level

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