Paul Ramírez Jonas (American, born 1965). <em>The Commons</em>, 2011. Cork, pushpins, paper, wood, metal armature, 153 × 124 × 64 in. (388.6 × 315 × 162.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The John & Melissa Ceriale Family Foundation and Leo Koenig, 2020.21. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2020.21_PS11.jpg)

The Commons

Artist:Paul Ramírez Jonas

Medium: Cork, pushpins, paper, wood, metal armature

Dates:2011

Dimensions: 153 × 124 × 64 in. (388.6 × 315 × 162.6 cm) horse head: 48 × 50 × 21 in. (121.9 × 127 × 53.3 cm) body of horse: 85 × 94 × 40 in. (215.9 × 238.8 × 101.6 cm) main base: 39 × 100 × 39 in. (99.1 × 254 × 99.1 cm) base cornice: 4 × 100 × 39 in. (10.2 × 254 × 99.1 cm) storage (2022 storage volume for horse with head on pallet): 102 × 104 × 40 in. (25

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Accession Number: 2020.21

Image: 2020.21_PS11.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Large cork sculpture of a horse modeled after the horse on which Marcus Aurelius is mounted in the statue of the emperor in Rome, Italy. Horse stands atop a tiered base of cork to which the public can attach notes with push-pins.

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