Title |
Book From the Sky |
Creator |
Xu Bing |
Creator Nationality |
Chinese |
Style Period |
20th Century Art; Contemporary Art |
Creation Date |
1987 - 1991 CE |
Form |
installation |
Medium |
hand-printed books and ceiling and wall scrolls printed from wood letterpress type, ink on paper |
Dimensions |
each book, open: 18 1/8″ × 20″ / 46 × 51 cm; each of three ceiling scrolls: 38″ × c. 114′ 9-7/8″ / 96.5 × 3500 cm; each wall scroll: 9′ 2-1/4″ × 39 3/8″ / 280 × 100 cm |
Repository |
Collection of the Artist |
Classes |
ARTH 2500 Introduction to Art History - Art in the People's Republic of China, 1949-present |
Work ID |
27188 |
Rights |
©Xu Bing |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t81s5g |
Setname |
uu_aah_art |
ID |
2212793 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t81s5g |