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Bird Language
Details
XU BING (Chinese, B. 1955)
Bird Language
brass and copper birdcage composed of English calligraphy, gravel, and sound-activated toy bird
Executed in 2003
21st Century
Bird Language
brass and copper birdcage composed of English calligraphy, gravel, and sound-activated toy bird
Executed in 2003
21st Century
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Private Collection, New York, USA
Private Collection, New York, USA
Literature
Smith, Karen. Scalo, Nine Lives: The Birth of an Avant-Garde Art in New China, Zurich, Switzerland, 2006. (illustrated, p. 355).
Harrist Jr., Robert E., Background Stories: Xu Bings Art of Transformation, in Reiko Tomii et al., Xu Bing, London: Albion, 2011. (illustrated, p. 33)
Harrist Jr., Robert E., Background Stories: Xu Bings Art of Transformation, in Reiko Tomii et al., Xu Bing, London: Albion, 2011. (illustrated, p. 33)
Exhibited
Manchester, UK, Chinese Arts Centre, Xu Bing, 2003-2004.
Brought to you by
Eric Chang
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