Clone 07-4, Xu Hongbo

Artwork Overview

Xu Hongbo, artist
born 1971
Clone 07-4, 2007
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 35.56 x 48.26 x 50.16 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 14 x 19 x 19 3/4 in
Weight (Weight): 35 lbs
Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund
Accession number: 2008.0211
On display: Lee Study Center

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Form & Flux: Contemporary East Asian Ceramics and Surface Stories

Xu Hongbo merges his birthplace's porcelain legacy with contemporary themes in Clone 07-2, a twisting mass of mutated porcelain arms, legs, torsos, heads, and genitalia glazed in Qingbai (blue-white) and arranged into a tumbling pyramid. Xu addresses issues like overpopulation and stem-cell research. This piece can also be displayed upside down, reflecting its subversion of traditional symbols of prosperity and fertility while commenting on China's One Child Policy and broader societal shifts, evoking global and local concerns.

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Exhibitions

Susan Earle, curator
2009–2015
Susan Earle, curator
2016–2021
Susan Earle, curator
2009–2015
Susan Earle, curator
2016–2021

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