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Now Speak!
Amalia Pica (Argentinean, lives in London, born in 1978)
2011
Medium/Technique
Cast concrete, live performance
Dimensions
Overall: 151 x 101.8 x 81.2 cm, 544.32 kg (59 7/16 x 40 1/16 x 31 15/16 in., 1200 lb.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously
Accession Number2013.1829
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsSculpture
Description“I am interested in what brings us together, and so communication and its difficulties are for me a sign of how much we need each other.”
Pica’s lectern is an invitation to publicly share our unique voices. It may be animated with planned performances of historical political speeches, or inspire spontaneous declarations—perhaps by you. “Now, Speak!” is Michelangelo’s legendary command, as he completed his exceptionally lifelike sculpture of Moses. Pica updates the classic quote as contemporary “social sculpture.” Both physical object and symbolic platform, her art prompts expression, dialogue, and action.
Pica’s lectern is an invitation to publicly share our unique voices. It may be animated with planned performances of historical political speeches, or inspire spontaneous declarations—perhaps by you. “Now, Speak!” is Michelangelo’s legendary command, as he completed his exceptionally lifelike sculpture of Moses. Pica updates the classic quote as contemporary “social sculpture.” Both physical object and symbolic platform, her art prompts expression, dialogue, and action.
ProvenanceBy 2013, consigned by the artist to Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles; 2013, sold by Marc Foxx Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.