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Abaxial Clock

Creator Name

Karim Rashid;
Lesley Horowitz;
Abaxial Studio

Cultural Context

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Date

1992

About the Work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description
Horizontal cone-shaped clock with truncated point. Clock face is on vertical base of cone. Clock is gray metal with a black face that has no markings. Hour, minute, and second hands are silvered metal rectangles. Minute and hour hands extend well beyond the edge of the clock face. Raised on three detachable splayed tapered silvered metal legs. CONDITION: Minor scratches and pitting on legs. Remnants of adhesive and (cellophane?) tape across back.

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Title

Abaxial Clock

Creator

Karim Rashid, Canadian, Canadian, born Egypt, 1960, Designer;
Lesley Horowitz, Designer;
Abaxial Studio, Manufacturer

Worktype

Time, Calendar

Cultural Context

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Material

Aluminum and other metals

Dimensions

9 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (22.9 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)

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Language

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Date

1992

Provenance

Gift of Karim Rashid, Apr 15, 1999

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Rights

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Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

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Location

New York, New York, United States

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