(Chicago, Illinois, 1945 - October 27, 2017)
From the series "Nuclear Enchantment"
1990
Ilfocolor print
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
2007.126
Beneath the Manzano Mountains in southeast Albuquerque is a nuclear arsenal guarded by the Air Force at Kirtland. Containing over 400 nuclear devices, it is the nation’s largest supply of nuclear weapons. Nagatani got permission to set up a barbeque, located scarily close to the arsenal, in a neighboring yard. The F-16 Falcons, which are the planes used by the Air Force Thunderbird Performance Team, are models hung up by the artist.