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Medusa Marinara

Medusa Marinara, Vik Muniz, 1997

Vik Muniz, portrait

Vik MunizAmerican, 1961

Medusa Marinara

1997 · Photograph

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 2 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

Vik Muniz makes photographs that challenge the nature of visual illusion and our faith in the truthfulness of representation. The clever and irreverent artist has found endless source material in the world of images, from popular culture to art-historical masterworks to portraits of friends. Using such varied media as chocolate syrup, string, wire, dust, toys, and holes punched from magazines, he makes remarkable pictures that he then photographs. Over the past 20 years, Muniz has become one of the most innovative and important artists of his generation.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

1997 · aged 36

1961now

Accession number: 2000.42

What it shows

Still life Conceptual Photography

In the catalog

Photographs Contemporary art 20th century Brazil

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

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Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank in Beijing, Vik Muniz, 1985-90

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Memory Rendering of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, Vik Muniz, 1985-90

Memory Rendering of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

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Memory Rendering of Man on the Moon, Vik Muniz, 1985-90

Memory Rendering of Man on the Moon

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Memory Rendering of John Lennon, Vik Muniz, 1985-90

Memory Rendering of John Lennon

1985-90 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

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