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.
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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