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We the People (detail)

Danh Vo

2011-2016
Copper
200 x 95 x 260 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris. Photo : Anders Sune Berg

We the People (detail)

Danh Vo

2011-2016
Copper
200 x 95 x 260 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

Vō launched an ambitious project in 2011, when he made a replica of the Statue of Liberty with a scale of 1:1, breaking her up into more than 300 pieces for exhibition in different countries. Erected in 1886, the statue stands near the Hudson Estuary on Liberty Island. Over the years, she has become a landmark for many immigrants when they arrived at the "land of opportunity." As a symbol of freedom and escape from tyranny, she later became an iconic structure in the United States. Some people also interpreted her as representing American power and money politics. His work titled "We The People" is the opening phrase of the Preamble to the United States Constitution of 1787, and again, both proclaim the meaning of liberty. Moreover, Vō divided the statue of liberty, intending to break down politics, explore the power of money, and define freedom.

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Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris Photo : Anders Sune Berg
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Exhibition view at Winsing Art Place / Courtesy of Winsing Arts Foundation Photo © OS Studio-Rex Chu
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Exhibition view at Winsing Art Place / Courtesy of Winsing Arts Foundation Photo © OS Studio-Rex Chu
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Exhibition view at Winsing Art Place / Courtesy of Winsing Arts Foundation Photo © OS Studio-Rex Chu
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Artist Biography
Danh Vō
The artist won the first prize at the 2012 Hugo Boss Award and entered the Venice Biennale on behalf of Denmark in 2015. His works and various art projects are also exhibited in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Pompidou Centre in France, the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland, M+ in Hong Kong, the Berlin Biennale and the Singapore Biennale, among other large art galleries and exhibitions. He explores the inheritance and construction of cultural conflicts, trauma and values, and addresses issues of history, politics, faith and identity in a poetic way.
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