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Six canoe-like boats radiating from a central wooden box. Some of the boats have electric lights.
Luz Propia
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Luz Propia

Artist Alexis Leyva Machado (Kcho) (b. 1970, resides in Cuba)
Date2007
MediumPainted wood, cloth, string, metal, lamps, and electrical cable
DimensionsOverall (Assembled): 7 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. (2 m 28.6 cm x 3 m 45.44 cm x 3 m 45.44 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Latin Art Core Inc.
Object number2023.20
Collections
Visual DescriptionSix canoe-like boats radiating from a central wooden box. Some of the boats have electric lights.
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