We the People (Detail)
Exhibition period: 1 June 2012 - 31 December 2013.
A full-scale replica of the Statue of Liberty has been built at a metal workshop in Shanghai. However, the statue has not been welded together to reach its full height of 45 metres; rather, it has been split into approximately 400 fragments that have been scattered across the entire world.
The instigator behind this trans-boundary project is the artist Danh Vo. He had an exact replica of the Statue of Liberty from the New York harbour made at a metal workshop in Shanghai. However, the approximately 400 parts that make up the 45m sculpture have not been welded together – and nor will they be. Quite the contrary: they have been sent out into the world and are currently being exhibited at a range of museums worldwide. See the location of the various parts
A transboundary project
Danh Vo says about the project: Artists often get idiotic ideas. And this idea is out of all proportion, not just in physical terms, but also in practical and logistical terms.
About the exhibition
A full-scale replica of the Statue of Liberty has been split up into 400 parts that are exhibited in various parts of the world.
About Danh Vo
More about the artist, who often focuses on points where his personal life story is firmly embedded in world history.
Visiting information
Opening hours
Tuesday -Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Monday closed
Free admission
Further visiting information
Why is it called the x-room?
The ‘x’ in x-room stands for the unknown. The x-room transforms itself from exhibition to exhibition. No-one knows in advance what form of expression the art will find.
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