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Potato Machine - Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another by Sigmar Polke — VisualArtsDB

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Potato Machine - Apparatus Whereby One Potato Can Orbit Another

1969

Medium: Wooden stand, battery operated motor, elastic fan belt, wire and two (exchangeable) potatoes
Dimensions: object: 790 x 395 x 410 mm
Museum: Tate

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