Sunday Artist 11/16

Do Ho Suh

A brilliant sculptor/painter/craftsman, Do Ho Suh explores the idea of community. In most of that work, the community he shows us is relative to power structure, and often depicts power attempting to overtake the community. His work touches on recent power struggles in Communist China, such as in one piece where he created an impassable barrier made up of tiny, brightly colored, human figures. Another, in which giant feet step on their own shadow of tiny men shows the losing battle between the community, what has been created for the community, and what now creates the community. Do Ho Suh struggles to find the balance between individualtiy, community, and anonymity; something I am also questioning.

Do Ho Suh is represented by Lehmann Maupin. His page is at:
http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/#/artists/do-ho-suh/