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Clearing Fields

Francesco Simeti2001

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Taking the format of an antique wallpaper, contemporary images from magazines and newspapers are cut-and-pasted into the repeating landscape vignettes. The images include soldiers at Kosovo Liberation Army checkpoint, a member of the Swedish Explosive Ordinance Disposal platoon engaged in mine sweeping while a farmer plows, and British troops clearing the fields after Protestants had set camp after being blocked from marching through a Catholic neighborhood. Printed in shades of blue.

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  • Title: Clearing Fields
  • Creator: Francesco Simeti
  • Date Created: 2001
  • Type: Sidewall
  • Rights: Gift of Francesco Simeti
  • Medium: Digitally printed
  • Dimensions: Overall: 171 x 60.5 cm (5 ft. 7 5/16 in. x 23 13/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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