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Artist
Lorna Simpson
(American, born 1960)
Date1994
MediumWood, felt, rubber, ceramic, bronze and ink
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 13 5/8 x 5 3/8in. (5.7 x 34.6 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Credit LinePeter Norton Family Christmas Project 1994
Terms
Object number95.1
On View
Not on viewCollections
Copyright© Lorna Simpson
Label TextSimpson intended this sculpture to be a work for private meditation. An individual could open the box and hold each wishbone to feel its weight and texture. Some meditations might include the need to wish for a better future. Others might reflect on the wishbones' symbolism - that of being broken, of flexibility, and of defiance.
This sculpture came to the museum as a gift of the Peter Norton family. Each year the Norton family commissions a contemporary artist to produce a limited edition work to be sent to museums, collectors, and friends.
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