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1965 (replica of destroyed 1923 original)

Indestructible Object

Man Ray

American, 1890 - 1976

Indestructible Object combines a metronome with a photograph of the eye of Lee Miller, Man Ray’s erstwhile studio assistant and lover. Man Ray smashed the original version of this sculpture with a hammer, an act motivated by both desire and aggression.

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