Massage Therapist/Thai Bodywork Practitioner/Artist Jean Rim recommends this incredible and powerful exhibition that combines the power of historic artifacts with reflections on gender in Asia.
TERRACOTTA DAUGHTERS
by Prune Nourry
Thurs Sept 11-Sat Oct 4
Location: Chine Institute
104 Washington Street (near Wall st)
Free and Open to the public
An army of young girls assembles in the first U.S. showing of Terracotta Daughters, a monumental exhibition of 108 life-sized and individually crafted clay sculptures that recall China’s famous Terracotta Warriors. Created by New York-based French artist Prune Nourry with expert craftsmen in Xi’an, this installation is a powerful investigation of the impact of gender selection in Asia and beyond.
She also will has work at Rio Grande Back & Foot in Chinatown where you see hidden artwork by the artist using acupuncture needles in her drawings and sculptures.