The Earthly Body, Andrew S. Yang

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Andrew S. Yang, The Earthly Body
Andrew S. Yang, The Earthly Body
Andrew S. Yang
The Earthly Body
2019
Andrew S. Yang, artist
born 1973
The Earthly Body, 2019
Portfolio/Series title: Theory of the Earth, Volume IV
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: geological specimens; paleobotanical "peels"; salvaged books; cards
Credit line: Courtesy of the artist
Accession number: IA2019.001.06
Not on display
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By creating relationships between human bodies and planet Earth, Yang further emphasizes 18th-century Scottish geologist and naturalist James Hutton’s theory that the Earth is not static. Trained as a physician, Hutton likened the planetary body to the human body, both of which are subject to cycles of growth, decay, and regeneration.

Exhibitions

knowledges
Joey Orr, curator
2019–2020
knowledges
Joey Orr, curator
2019–2020