Object Details
Artist
Steven Young Lee, born Chicago, IL 1975
Exhibition Label
Steven Young Lee perfectly formed and then deconstructed this vase. A closer look reveals roaming dinosaurs, which transform a traditional Chinese landscape painting on porcelain.
Lee expresses the artist’s role in questioning boundaries: “As artists, our role is to observe, question, and articulate the moment. An important aspect of this work is the sincerity of the investigation and the willingness to engage in difficult conversations. . . . while boundaries do exist, the mere fact of their existence invites—if not demands—that they be confronted, challenged, and reshaped.”
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Fryklund, Giselle and Ben Huberman, David and Clemmer Montague, and museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Copyright
© 2014, Steven Young Lee
Date
2014
Object number
2015.17
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Medium
porcelain with pigment and glaze
Dimensions
20 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (52.1 × 34.3 × 32.4 cm)
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Department
Renwick Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape
Animal\other\dinosaur
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2015.17