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Free Radicals

Artist Len Lye (New Zealander, 1901 - 1980)
Date1958
Medium16mm film, print number one
DimensionsDuration: 5 minutes
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe
Object number66-49
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DescriptionWith music by the Bargimi Tribe from Africa, "Free Radicals" is a film composed of abstract white lines and squiggles on a black background which move to the tempo of the music.
Copyright© The Len Lye Foundation
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