Crash No. 17
Darío Escobar
(Guatemalan, born in 1971)
2014
Medium/TechniqueWelded and chrome plated iron and steel elements.
DimensionsOverall: 132.1 x 71.4 x 69.9 cm (52 x 28 1/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number2014.1819
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Escobar’s works repurpose recognizable elements from imported material culture to cast a critical look at their impact on Latin America. At the same time, the artist also highlights his materials’ creative potentials, bridging the realms of art and everyday life. Here he focuses on Guatemala’s obsession with car culture: Crash No. 16 and 17 are mangled bumpers from two cars involved in the same accident. Found in the junkyard and later re-chromed, these sculptures were entirely shaped by the happenstance of life itself.
Provenance2014, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 19, 2014)CopyrightDario Escobar
17th–19th century
