Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bruce McLean, Born 1944, British
Title:
Designer Traffic Jam - Celebration of an Intersection (Diptych)
Date:
1998
Materials & Techniques:
Screen print on 400gsm Somerset Satin white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29 × 35 inches (73.7 × 88.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper left to lower right: "A designer traffic jam - a concept car park, art | park pay and display, celebration of an inter- | section. Orchestrated bumper to bumper road | rage and programmed lorry-load shedding | diversion scheme on flyover, underpass and | dual carriageway gridlock situation. A sleep- | ing policeman enforcement camera, black | spot - red routed - red light - double yellow | street painting - with white reflector cats eyes | and radar trap highway coded, conical cone | line collision. A filter laned, no entry aggres- | sive cobbled - no speed limit, no entry, con- | gested, polluted - sin plomo'd - sans plombed, | intensive scenario for a weekend highway siren symphony, chock-a-block installation."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
© The Artist
Accession Number:
B1999.3.10
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:33482