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The Reason for the Neutron Bomb
Large scale installation, comprising of 50,000 nickels and 50,000 matchsticks that represent Soviet Union fighting tanks which outnumbered the Western bloc.

June 4, 2022 to October 23, 2022

Formerly On view at MCASD Downtown

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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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