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Bad Dream House #2, (sculpture). Artist:  Acconci, Vito, 1940-2017, sculptor. Title:  Bad Dream House #2, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Wood, concrete, aluminum, brick, steel, shingles, rope, and Plexiglas. Dimensions:  Overall: approx 12 x 40 x 15 ft.; Each house: approx. 145 x 193 x 120 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three interconnected houses in a state of disarray following a natural disaster. The center house has a metal frame with Plexiglas windows, and is upside down, balanced on its roof ridge. Behind it is a brick veneer house with a wooden frame resting on its side, a side wall (north side) removed and laying on the ground like a patio. The "front" house has a concrete and wood frame, with concrete stucco sides and corrugated metal roof, and lies on one side of its peaked roof. Blocks of wood are suspended by ropes from the interior. The side wall of this house is also on the ground. The sculpture is set directly on the ground. Subject:  Architecture -- Domestic -- House Disaster Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Norcross Sculpture Owner:  John Wieland Homes, Headquarters, Norcross, Georgia Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: VITO ACCONCI/Bad Dream House #2, 1988/Wood, concrete, aluminum, plexiglas, brick, steel, and shingles/Three houses: 145 inches x 193 inches x 120 inches each/EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK/February 11-May 3, 1988/Collection of/(John Wieland signature)/JOHN WIELAND HOMES/Bad Dream House #2 is an artist's view of three houses/following the occurrence of a natural/disaster. We invite/you to experience the sculpture by walking through it. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS GA000585   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000585 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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