World Premiere in Seattle: Decommissioned Cold War-era MiG-21 fighter jet transformed into art

The MiG-21 Project turns an “icon of violence” into a symbol of resilience in an exhibit debuting at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Artist Ralph Ziman stops by KING 5.

SEATTLE — Tens of millions of small colorful glass beads, needled together by hand, now make up the body and interior of a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet.

The Museum of Flight’s new exhibit is the world premiere of The MiG-21 Project.

South African artist Ralph Ziman is the lead on the work of art.

Ziman stopped by the KING 5 studios on July 19 to talk about the five-year multidisciplinary

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