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The Living Word installed at the entrance to "Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing. |
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Characters for the Word "bird" take flight from the dictionary translation on the gallery floor. |
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As the characters rise up into the air, they transform into a flock of birds |
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Detail view of the characters taking flight. |
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An early drawing of Xu Bing's idea of The Living Word. |
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A drawing showing the transformation of the characters. |
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A drawing showing the plans for the installation of The Living Word at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. |
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A plan for The Living Word. |
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An installation plan. |
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A design for the final "bird" in the installation. |
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| Installing The Living Word. |
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Installing The Living Word |