Saturday, January 9, 2010

Multilingual Monkeys



Sackler Gallery, National Mall, Fall 2009. This hanging sculpture entitled "Monkeys Grasping for the Moon" (by Chinese artist Xu Bing) is one of my favorites; the word for "monkey" in various languages/scripts form a linked chain  hanging from the ceiling.

Below, another view of the sculpture (lower in the building):



Read more about this sculpture on this page of the Sackler website or read the story that inspired the artwork.

1 comment:

  1. Sculptures of monkeys are all over my house, since my mother loves to hang them. Xu Bing is a great artist, I think almost nobody knows him.

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