{"product_id":"rapor-mg345-boombox-hamburg-2009","title":"Rapor MG345 — Boombox, Hamburg, 2009","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Edition – Fine Art Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable Sizes and Editions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e(per motif and size, independent of finish)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e45 × 30 cm (17.7 × 11.8 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEdition: 100 prints + 5 A.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e75 × 50 cm (29.5 × 19.7 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEdition: 50 prints + 3 A.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e105 × 75 cm (41.3 × 29.5 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEdition: 50 prints + 3 A.P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e(identical for all finish options)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish Options\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1) Only Print – Fine Art Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eArchival pigment print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e1 cm white border\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eUnframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSuitable for conservation framing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2) ArtBox – Aluminium White\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFine Art print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMounted behind 2 mm acrylic glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAluminium ArtBox 50 mm (white)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3) Passepartout Frame – White (Museum Glass)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFine Art print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e1 cm white border, passepartout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWhite wooden frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMuseum glass (clear, low-reflection)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance \u0026amp; Authenticity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFirst publication: January 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003ePhotography: Alfred Steffen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eLocation \/ Year: Hamburg, studio shot, September 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWork Group: Zeitgeist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEdition: Strictly limited fine art edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor institutional, gallery or corporate acquisitions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003einfo@alfred-steffen.de\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRapor MG345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e represents the functional center of the boombox era: neither a luxury object nor an extreme status symbol, but a robust, everyday device built for public use. Its design is pragmatic and direct, oriented toward use rather than display. Visible controls, a clear structure, no decorative excess. Its presence is not achieved through dominance, but through reliability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll boomboxes were photographed to scale, frontally, and aligned on the same baseline. This consistently identical perspective does not neutralize individual differences; it makes them legible. Size becomes attitude, proportion becomes character, design becomes expression. The result is a visual system of comparability in which each device appears as an autonomous personality within a shared order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe work is part of the series \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Boombox – The Golden Years 1978–1983”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e within the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeitgeist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e body of work. The series understands boomboxes as cultural markers of an era in which music left the private sphere and became a collective experience. Eight batteries meant autonomy. Weight meant presence. Sound meant identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRapor MG345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is not a nostalgic relic. It represents the democratic side of boombox culture—devices that were not meant to impress, but to function. A tool of social practice, captured as a precise singular artifact of urban pop history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fine Art Editions by Alfred Steffen","offers":[{"title":"45 × 30 cm (17.7 × 11.8 in) - Edition: 100 \/ Fine Art Print","offer_id":53727638454602,"sku":"565600-31647498-450000-300000","price":475.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"45 × 30 cm (17.7 × 11.8 in) - Edition: 100 \/ ArtBox – white aluminium","offer_id":53727654281546,"sku":"589898-31647498-450000-300000","price":699.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"45 × 30 cm (17.7 × 11.8 in) - Edition: 100 \/ Frame – white (museum glass)","offer_id":53727654183242,"sku":"589841-31647498-450000-300000","price":649.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"75 × 50 cm (29.5 × 19.7 in) - Edition: 50 \/ Fine Art Print","offer_id":53727638487370,"sku":"565600-31647498-750000-500000","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"75 × 50 cm (29.5 × 19.7 in) - Edition: 50 \/ ArtBox – white aluminium","offer_id":53727654314314,"sku":"589898-31647498-750000-500000","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"75 × 50 cm (29.5 × 19.7 in) - Edition: 50 \/ Frame – white (museum glass)","offer_id":53727654216010,"sku":"589841-31647498-750000-500000","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"105 × 75 cm (41.3 × 29.5 in) - Edition: 50 \/ Fine Art Print","offer_id":53727638520138,"sku":"565600-31647498-1050000-700000","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"105 × 75 cm (41.3 × 29.5 in) - Edition: 50 \/ ArtBox – white aluminium","offer_id":53727654347082,"sku":"589898-31647498-1050000-700000","price":3399.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"105 × 75 cm (41.3 × 29.5 in) - Edition: 50 \/ Frame – white (museum glass)","offer_id":53727654248778,"sku":"589841-31647498-1050000-700000","price":3299.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/7105\/7738\/files\/38ea3350-7914-4af6-8c89-cbc5b4da7ad3.png?v=1767703769","url":"https:\/\/shop.alfred-steffen.de\/en\/products\/rapor-mg345-boombox-hamburg-2009","provider":"Fine Art Editions by Alfred Steffen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}