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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Green Bag

1993

Mel Chin

Associated Names

Mel Chin

Artist, American, born 1951

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Artwork overview

Medium

gold-plated aluminum ingot on plastic bag, foam packing, bottle with label and landfill sample, can with drawing, and document papers in folders
Credit Line

Gift of the Artist
Dimensions

overall: 30.48 × 58.42 × 30.48 cm (12 × 23 × 12 in.)
Accession Number

2024.145.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift 2024 to NGA.

Associated Names

Chin, Mel

Exhibition History

1993

Kunst, Kultur, Ökologie, Bea Voigt Galerie, Munich, September-November 1993.

2018

Mel Chin. All Over the Place, Queens Museum, New York, NY, April-August 2018.

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