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Grasp for the Moon installed
in the main atrium in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
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Installation view of Monkeys Grasp for the Moon looking upwards towards the skylight at the top of the atrium. |
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Installation view looking downwards towards the reflecting pool on the bottom floor of the gallery. |
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The Arabic word for "monkey" at the bottom of the chain hangs over the gallery's reflecting pool. |
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The design for the Korean word for "monkey" |
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Installation view of the Korean "monkey". |
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Early sketches for the design for "Aap," the German word "monkey". |
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The design for "Aap," the German word for "monkey". |
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A diagram showing all the various designs for Monkeys Grasp for the Moon. The diagram maps out the placement of the various designs within the chain of monkeys. |
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Installation view of Monkeys Grasp for the Moon. |
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This
diagram shows Xu Bing's initial adaptations of the words for "monkey"
in the various international languages he used. The installation twenty-one
languages, including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, French, Italian,
Latin, Arabic, Hindi, English and Braille.
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Xu Bing designing the layout for Monkeys Grasp for the Moon. |
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Installation process for Monkeys Grasp for the Moon. The chain of monkeys is hoisted by cables up to the skylight at the top of the atrium. |