Ni Youyu (Chinese, born 1984). <em>Brooklyn Galaxy</em>, 2014. metal alloy with paint / resin, component (one coin - pc 1 - see report for full list): 1/16 × 1 in. (0.2 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, by exchange and Designated Purchase Fund, 2019.9. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 2019.9_overall_PS11.jpg)

Brooklyn Galaxy

Artist:Ni Youyu

Medium: metal alloy with paint / resin

Dates:2014

Dimensions: component (one coin - pc 1 - see report for full list): 1/16 × 1 in. (0.2 × 2.5 cm) overall (as installed - without plexi and frame elements): 39 3/8 × 70 7/8 × 1/2 in. (100 × 180 × 1.3 cm)

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Accession Number: 2019.9

Image: 2019.9_overall_PS11.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Sixty-five flattened coins painted with miniature images, adhered directly to a wall in a prescribed arrangement to mimick a galaxy. The coin images range from traditional Chinese motifs drawn from Chinese painting, to objects from the Brooklyn Museum's collection of traditional Chinese art.

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