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The Artist Project: Sarah Sze

Jun 22, 2015 3 MINUTES
"I think a lot of people panic, and it's not just the claustrophobia: it is the intensity of that experience."

Artist Sarah Sze reflects on the Tomb of Perneb in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Sarah Sze, born in 1969, is an American sculptor and installation artist.

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360 (Portable Planetarium), 2010

Mixed media, wood, paper, string, jeans, rocks; 162 × 136 × 185 in. Courtesy of National Gallery of Canada, Ontario © Sarah Sze

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