The Golden Idol
The Golden Idol incorporates architectural forms, such as bricks, slabs, and capitals, into a three-dimensional collage comprised of found motifs associated with eighteenth-century European decorative art. This sculpture is an example from Shechet’s Meissen Recast series (2012–13), for which the artist created plaster reproductions of original factory molds while in residence at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in Germany.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Golden Idol
- Artist: Arlene Shechet (American, born New York 1951)
- Date: 2012
- Medium: Glazed Meissen porcelain and gold
- Dimensions: 2024.404.3a-c: 15 3/16 × 8 11/16 × 11 7/8 in., 9.1 lb. (38.6 × 22 × 30.2 cm, 4.1 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.404.3a–c
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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