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A book from the sky 1987-91

Artwork A book from the sky this artwork made of Woodblock print, wood, leather, ivory, created in 1987-01-01
Accession No.
1994.092a-nnnnn
Date Created
1987-91
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
Four banners: 103 x 6 x 8.5cm (each, folded); 19 boxes: 9.8 x 49.2 x 33.5cm (each, containing four books)
Media Category
Installation
Medium
Woodblock print, wood, leather, ivory
Place Created
China United States
Credit Line
The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art.
Purchased 1994 with funds from the International Exhibitions Program and with the assistance of The Myer Foundation and Michael Sidney Myer through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
A view of a wooden box containing two books from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A view of an open wooden box containing two books from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A view of two books from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A view of one book cover from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A view of an open book from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A detail view of an open book from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.
A detail view of text in a book from Xu Bing's 'A book from the sky' installation.

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