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Lingbi - One Hole Scholar's Rock, China, Late Qing Dynasty

Late Qing Dynasty

A sculpture by Theaster Gates. "Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25" is a contemporary sculpture, white concrete and porcelain by American, Blue Chip artist Theaster Gates. The artwork is unsigned. Theaster Gates' practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works as an artist, curator, urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts for social engagement that leads to political and spatial change. Gates has described his working method as “critique through collaboration” – often with architects, researchers and performers – to create works that stretch the idea of what we usually understand visual-based practices to be. For his exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition in 2010, for example, Gates invited a 250 strong gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from the inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter 'Dave Drake'. For the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gates transformed the Whitney’s Sculpture Court with a spare, architectural installation that functioned as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation. For the duration of the exhibition Gates collaborated with various creative practitioners on a series of 'monastic residencies', holding live events such as the session by Gates' musical ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates transformed the gallery into an audio archive entitled 'The Listening Room', incorporating a hand-built DJ...

A rusted steel on absolute granite abstract sculpture by contemporary artist Ed Dean.

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A glass sculpture by Lino Tagliapietra. "Mandara" is executed in blues, green and black by contemporary artist Lino Tagliapietra. Signed and dated underneath, carved into the glass, ...

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A sculpture by Ron Reihel. "Elutheria" is an abstract, cast resin, plaster, wood and canvas wall sculpture executed in a deep, glossy black by contemporary artist Ron Reihel. Ron Rei...

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This striking shield was realized in Papua New Guinea towards the end of the 19th century. The rectangular form in unfinished nubuck hued hardwood has been inscribed with white curvi...

This striking shield was realized in Papua New Guinea, circa 1960. The rectangular form in unfinished nubuck hued hardwood has been inscribed with white curvilinear and geometric pat...

"Bobo Mask of Dance" is a wood sculpture with painted accents. A human face with two protruding shapes make up the mask, while a long structure sit atop. 37...

Archival Pigment Print, Mounted on Aluminium Dibond, Framed Frame included (options available) 49 1/5 × 36 9/10 in 125 × 93.75 cm Edition of 6 + 2AP Smaller size is also available: ...

Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer: A stirrup vessel takes on the shape of a seated man with closed eyes, animated facial features, draped ...