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How this taxidermy deer covered with crystals changes the way we look at reality

John T. Carpenter
2 min. watch
"Your perception of reality, your normal expectations of how you view things, is completely confounded."

Curator John Carpenter on PixCell-Deer#24 by Kohei Nawa 名和晃平

Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Contributors

John T. Carpenter
Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian Art

Photography by Karin L. Willis
© Kohei Nawa

Art Mentioned

PixCell-Deer#24, Kohei Nawa Japanese, Mixed media; taxidermied deer with artificial crystal glass, Japan
PixCell-Deer#24
Kohei Nawa
2011

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