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Artist:
Steven Young Lee, born Chicago, IL 1975  Search this
Medium:
porcelain with pigment and glaze
Dimensions:
20 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (52.1 × 34.3 × 32.4 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
2014
Exhibition Label:
Steven Young Lee perfectly formed and then deconstructed this vase. A closer look reveals roaming dinosaurs, which transform a traditional Chinese landscape painting on porcelain.
Lee expresses the artist’s role in questioning boundaries: “As artists, our role is to observe, question, and articulate the moment. An important aspect of this work is the sincerity of the investigation and the willingness to engage in difficult conversations. . . . while boundaries do exist, the mere fact of their existence invites—if not demands—that they be confronted, challenged, and reshaped.”
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
Topic:
Landscape  Search this
Animal\other\dinosaur  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Fryklund, Giselle and Ben Huberman, David and Clemmer Montague, and museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Copyright:
© 2014, Steven Young Lee
Object number:
2015.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
On View:
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor, Room 207
Renwick Gallery, 2nd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79f96a351-6014-4635-831b-2c7fb5535919
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2015.17