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Charlotte Moorman Performing Cello Bomb at Chicago Art Fair in 1984

1984
(American, b. 1944)
America, 20th century
Polaroid
Image: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.); Paper: 13.2 x 10.6 cm (5 3/16 x 4 3/16 in.); Mounted: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)
Gift of Cal Kowal 2020.93
© Cal Kowal
Location: not on view
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The cello bomb being played here was fashioned from a military practice bomb.

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Moorman, a classically trained cellist, is seen here playing the cello bomb, an instrument of her own creation, at the Chicago Art Expo fair in 1984. She was part of an international interdisciplinary movement whose artworks emphasized artistic process and audience experience and participation. Moorman began creating bomb cellos in 1965 and used them in performances protesting the Vietnam War.
Charlotte Moorman Performing Cello Bomb at Chicago Art Fair in 1984

Charlotte Moorman Performing Cello Bomb at Chicago Art Fair in 1984

1984

Cal Kowal

(American, b. 1944)
America, 20th century

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