Introducing “Reclining Liberty”
Zaq Landsberg's"Reclining Liberty," 2021, installation view from Morningside Park, New York. Photo by the artist, courtesy of MoCA.
Arlington’s Museum of Contemporary Art has announced that its front lawn will be the next resting place for Zaq Landsberg’s 25-foot long “Reclining Liberty” sculpture. The sculpture, first installed by Landsberg in Manhattan in April of 2021, is modeled after the massive reclining Buddha statues found across Asia, which depict the Buddha during his final illness, preparing to enter parinirvana with a peaceful look on his face.
Landsberg, who is based in New York City, often creates large-scale, public artworks that can be found from Queens to Argentina. His merger of the iconographic Buddhist image and the classic symbol of the American Dream nudges viewers to think about what the Statue of Liberty represents in a modern United States. “I love that the work brings the Statue down to the eye level of the public,” Blair Murphy, MoCA Arlington’s Curator of Exhibitions, said in a statement.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Let them eat cake: left-wing media decry food choices at Moms for Liberty SummitScribes on the Left frequently exhibit a lot of behavior that most would consider irrational, abnormal, and somewhat deranged. For example, look no further than the anger directed at the mothers who attended last week’s Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia.
Read more »
The Rare Mysteries of 1946's Liberty Comics #14, up for AuctionIn which the elusive Liberty Comics 14 gives us a hook into understanding the sometimes murky world of the comic book industry of its era.
Read more »
Can Moms for Liberty Swing an Election?On today’s What Next: Moms for Liberty formed in response to COVID—and like COVID they’re still out here, mutating.
Read more »
Moms for Liberty righteous fire is spreading fastThe Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia was joyful, interesting for an organization started by so much outrage.
Read more »
Everything You Need To Know About Moms For LibertyMoms for Liberty is a highly influential, highly controversial Republican-affiliated organization that fights to ban vaccine mandates, critical race theory, and gay rights from schools. The Onion outlines everything you need to know about Moms for Liberty.
Read more »
Democrat state rep calls Moms for Liberty members 'a--holes' and the 'Taliban' in targeted tweetDemocrat state Rep. Catherine Sofikitis of New Hampshire called influential Moms for Liberty 'a--holes' and the 'Taliban' in a tweet Sunday.
Read more »