What We All Lack (Ce qui manque à nous tous) / Man Ray

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Accession Number
1997/1.129
Title
What We All Lack (Ce qui manque à nous tous)
Artist
Man Ray
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1890 - 1976
Medium and Support
blown glass, clay, and wood
Object Creation Date
1962
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Italy (nation)
Piedmont (region)
Turin
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Italy (nation)
Creation Place 3
Piedmont (region)
Creation Place 4
Turin
Style/Group/Movement
conceptual
Inscription
Inscribed in black ink, on pipe, along length of stem: E/A ce que (sic) manque à nous tous - Man Ray 69; verso, to the r: E/A; on second (larger) pipe: ce que (sic) manque à nous tous - Man Ray 69; verso, to the r.: E/A [upside down]
Dimensions
16.5 cm x 11.6 cm x 2 cm (6 1/2 in. x 4 9/16 in. x 13/16 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media
Primary Object Type
assemblage
Physical Description
A clear glass bubble rests on the bowl of a plain white clay pipe. Along the stem of the pipe are the words, "Ce que [sic] manque à nous tous."
Subject Matter
Playing with the meaning attached to the pipe, a staple of Dadaist and Surrealist conceptual art, Man Ray invites us to make a story that connects the objects, the pipe and the bubble, and the title, "What We All Lack."
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3167 x 2636
File Size
1 MB
Record
1997/1.129
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"What We All Lack (Ce qui manque à nous tous); Man Ray." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.129/1997_1_129abc.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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