Sale 1000 (Three Stars)

Noelle Choy, artist

born 1992

Sale 1000 (Three Stars), 2025

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: null; plastic; steel; wire; vinyl; adhesive tape; ceramic; string; nails; nylon cord; aluminum; pen; marker; rubber; wood; plywood; electric lights; foam

Credit line: Courtesy of the artist

Accession number: EL2025.088

On display: Perkins Central Court

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My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together

Acting almost like a skeleton, various objects are assembled to hold the shape of the clear plastic travel bags. They are lined up in a row like bags brought home after a shopping trip as potential gifts or indulgences, but they remain empty, holding only shadows and light shining through the cut-out stars. The mixture of improvised materials alludes to the 2000s aesthetics of Noelle Choy’s childhood.