Titled “Public Figures,” this piece of public art was created by Do Ho Suh in 2024 and is located outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.
What’s the big deal, you may be wondering. Large white pedestals can be found under statues all over the city.
Take a closer look and you will see that the empty pedestal is being held up by hundreds of tiny human figures.
Do Ho Suh was commissioned to create a special edition of this piece to usher in the museum’s next century. His intention for this sculpture was to show that public figures and institutions are supported by the collaborative efforts of many people.
Hopefully they are all good people. Because one bad human can cause the pedestal to fall, shattering it into a million pieces.
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