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The Genesis Facade Commission: Lee Bul, Long Tail Halo

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Futuristic sculpture of a fragmented, abstract human form in stone against a neoclassical arch. The tone is dynamic and modern amidst classical architecture.
The Fierce Animacy of the (In)Human Ornament
How do Lee Bul’s sculptures hold space for critical remembrance to show how the past shapes our present?
Anne Anlin Cheng
May 16, 2025
Large black figurative sculpture with wings inside the Met's facade niche, which is a brown stone crevice in the museum's facade.
Escape Artist

More like a vision than an object; a dream not yet material, partially existing in the future.

R. O. Kwon
January 13, 2025
White shiny metal armor sculpture
The costs
"This poem echoes the dual structure of the inner and outer figures, but in the spirit of the work, transforms it into something unexpected." — Hannah Sanghee Park
Hannah Sanghee Park
December 11, 2024