Photo of collection object The Man Who Flew into His Picture — Kabakov, Ilya. The Man Who Flew into His Picture, 1981-88. Room installation of painted dry wall, board, and painted homasote, containing enamel paint on board, ink and colored graphite on paper, photographs, watercolor on paper, painted wood doors, wood chair, painted wood shelf, and painted electric lightbulb, Dimensions variable. Gift of Marcia Riklis, Jerry I. Speyer Fund, and Michael and Judy Ovitz Fund, 166.1992.a-qq. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

The Man Who Flew into His Picture

1981-88

Ilya Kabakov

American, born Russia 1933

Painting & Sculpture

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kabakov, Ilya
Classification: Installation
Formatted Medium: Room installation of painted dry wall, board, and painted homasote, containing enamel paint on board, ink and colored graphite on paper, photographs, watercolor on paper, painted wood doors, wood chair, painted wood shelf, and painted electric lightbulb
Medium: room, installation, painted, dry, wall, board, homasote, containing, enamel, paint, ink, colored, graphite, paper, photographs, watercolor, wood, doors, chair, shelf, electric, lightbulb
Dimensions: Dimensions variable
Departments: Painting & Sculpture
Accession Number: 166.1992.a-qq
Credit Line: Gift of Marcia Riklis, Jerry I. Speyer Fund, and Michael and Judy Ovitz Fund
Dominant Colors

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