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Danh Vô — Danh Vo 傅丹 | We The People 我們人民

Danh Vô

Danh Vo 傅丹 | We The People 我們人民

2011

"We The People" by Danh Vô is a large scale installation that references the opening words of the U.S. Constitution while interrogating themes of citizenship, belonging, and national identity through the artist's characteristic use of found materials and deconstructed objects. The work engages with Vô's ongoing practice of appropriating historical and cultural artifacts to explore the experiences of displacement and migration that inform his Vietnamese American perspective. Through its monumental presentation, the piece simultaneously invokes and destabilizes the authority of foundational American political rhetoric.

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Estimate: $600,000$800,000

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Danh Vô, Danh Vo 傅丹 | We The People 我們人民, 2011

"We The People" by Danh Vô is a large scale installation that references the opening words of the U.S. Constitution while interrogating themes of citizenship, belonging, and national identity through the artist's characteristic use of found materials and deconstructed objects. The work engages with Vô's ongoing practice of appropriating historical and cultural artifacts to explore the experiences of displacement and migration that inform his Vietnamese American perspective. Through its monumental presentation, the piece simultaneously invokes and destabilizes the authority of foundational American political rhetoric.

Year
2011
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Vietnamese American Artist, Large-scale public artwork, Patriotic Symbolism, Mixed Media Installation, Conceptual Art, Found objects and appropriation, Political Commentary, 21st Century, Contemplative and critical, Contemporary Art

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