Thousand Hands
Object NameSculpture
Series
- Da Cheng Ruo Que 大成若缺
- The greatest perfection is akin to imperfection
Artist
Song Dong 宋冬
(Chinese, born 1966)
Made FromGlass, Found Objects
Date2022-2023
Place MadeChina, Beijing
TechniqueAssembled
SizeOverall H: 40 cm, Diam (max): 160 cm
Accession Number2023.6.7
Credit LineSupported by The Ennion Acquisition Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Round
On ViewContemporary Art + Design, Nature Gallery
Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Thousand Hands" ("Da Cheng Ruo Que" 大成若缺 series [English: “The greatest perfection is akin to imperfection”]). Cast amber and colorless glass, found objects; assembled. This work is assembled from discarded glass objects: a large amber cast glass disc sits on five colorless glass pillars, sheltering 15 lamps underneath. The disc features concentric relief motifs of hands, each with an eye in its palm.Provenance
Source
Pace Gallery LLC
- before 2023
1675-1725
Corning Inc.
