Nine Deaths, Two Births: Xu Bing’s Phoenix Project

Two metal Phoenix sculptures positioned with their wings in the air placed on cargo packaging.
  • Dates

    April 27–September 2, 2013

  • Location

    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

  • Collection Area

    Chinese Art, Contemporary Art

Chinese artist Xu Bing spent more than two years creating his newest work, Phoenix Project, a massive installation on view at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). At once strange and fiercely beautiful, the installation comprises two birds fabricated entirely from materials found at construction sites in Beijing. This complementary exhibition at the Sackler traces the evolution of Phoenix Project.

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