philamuseum:

Now on view in “The Surrealists: Works from the Collection,” this assemblage by Man Ray combines a metronome with a photograph of a seductive but watchful eye. Spurred on by its incessant ticking, Man Ray smashed the original version o…

philamuseum:

Now on view in “The Surrealists: Works from the Collection,” this assemblage by Man Ray combines a metronome with a photograph of a seductive but watchful eye. Spurred on by its incessant ticking, Man Ray smashed the original version of the sculpture with a hammer. What do you make of this? #TheSurrealists 

Indestructible Object,” 1965 (replica of destroyed 1923 original), by Man Ray © Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris