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Vik Muniz — Tower of Babel after Pieter Brueghel (Gordian Puzzles)
Vik Muniz

Tower of Babel after Pieter Brueghel (Gordian Puzzles)

Created from thousands of intricately arranged small objects and photographed to form a large-scale chromogenic print, Vik Muniz reimagines Pieter Bruegel the Elder's iconic 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel. Muniz's signature trompe-l'oeil approach transforms humble materials into a grand, illusionistic image that rewards both close inspection and distant viewing. Presented in the artist's own frame, the work challenges perceptions of originality, reproduction, and the layers of meaning embedded in art historical narratives.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist's frame

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Under the Influence

September 16, 2014

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Vik Muniz, Tower of Babel after Pieter Brueghel (Gordian Puzzles)

Created from thousands of intricately arranged small objects and photographed to form a large-scale chromogenic print, Vik Muniz reimagines Pieter Bruegel the Elder's iconic 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel. Muniz's signature trompe-l'oeil approach transforms humble materials into a grand, illusionistic image that rewards both close inspection and distant viewing. Presented in the artist's own frame, the work challenges perceptions of originality, reproduction, and the layers of meaning embedded in art historical narratives.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Architectural Subject, Old Masters Reference, Warm Earth Tones, Architecture Subject, Male Artist, Brazilian Artist, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Contemporary Photography, Appropriation Art, Chromogenic Print, Puzzle Imagery, Established Artist, Old Master Reference

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Collected by

Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro