Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Large scale installation, comprising of 50,000 nickels and 50,000 matchsticks that represent Soviet Union fighting tanks which outnumbered the Western bloc.

The Reason for the Neutron Bomb

Formerly On view at MCASD Downtown

June 4, 2022 to October 23, 2022

Comprised of pieces from the MCASD’s collection, The Reason for the Neutron Bomb presents the timely and poignant works of Chris Burden (United States, 1946-2015) and Byron Kim (United States, b. 1961).

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Large cloth scrolls that are dyed and hung from the wall
October 20, 2022 | Free
Free Third Thursday Downtown
Top: © Chris Burden, The Reason for the Neutron Bomb, 1979. fifty thousand nickels. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Museum purchase, 1986.20. Photography: RIYO Studios

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