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Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Xu Bing, Chinese, active in America, born 1955
The Post Testament
1992–93
Artist's book
closed: 34 × 25 × 5 cm (13 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
open: 34 × 54 × 5 cm (13 3/8 × 21 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
open: 34 × 54 × 5 cm (13 3/8 × 21 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
The Allan Chasanoff, B.A. 1961, Book Art Collection, curated with Doug Beube
2014.58.295
Culture:
American
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Purchased by Allan Chasanoff from Booklyn 2011
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2015,” http://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2015_updated%2012_16_15.pdf (accessed December 1, 2015).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.