American Art American Breastplate Made in United States, North and Central America1995-97; altered 1999 Jan Yager, American, born 1951 Crack vials, crack vial caps, nylon, steel, sterling silver, dice, quarter Currently not on view 2003-12-1 Gift of The Theodore Dubin Foundation, 2003 |
LabelFor more than a decade, Jan Yager has been scavenging the streets, making art from the depressing debris of civilization and the resilient seeds of nature. American Breastplate reflects the artist's ten-year-long meditation on these materials and on American history. This work is part of the "City Flotsam" series, which is built from crack vials, crack vial caps, cigarette butts, bullet casings, and other unsettling objects testifying to urban dissipation. |
