cycle
Object Label
Hugo McCloud assembled this work using hundreds of scraps that he cut from single-use plastic bags and then melted together with an iron. The image reflects McCloud’s interest in the ways that plastics travel from mass manufacturing and distribution to consumption and disposal. He sources the bags from recycling yards and landfill companies or finds them littered on the street and retains glimpses of the logos and text that speak to the prior lives of his chosen material.
Caption
Hugo McCloud American, born 1980. cycle, 2020. Plastic merchandise bags on wood panel, 73 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 2 in. (186.7 × 125.7 × 5.1 cm) frame: 73 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 2 in. (186.7 × 125.7 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, 2020.10. © artist or artist's estate
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
cycle
Date
2020
Medium
Plastic merchandise bags on wood panel
Classification
Dimensions
73 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 2 in. (186.7 × 125.7 × 5.1 cm) frame: 73 1/2 × 49 1/2 × 2 in. (186.7 × 125.7 × 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase gift of Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia
Accession Number
2020.10
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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