Danh Vo at the New Museum

  We The People, a work by Berlin based Vietnamese artist Danh Vo, is a great example of a very successful contemporary work.  The piece is strong in its formal aesthetic properties allowing even the most skeptical of contemporary practices a place of comfort in viewing.  We The People is made of copper and was constructed by a group of craftsmen from China.  The sculpture although seemingly abstract is a full scale reproduction of the exterior skin of the Statue of Liberty.  Thus beyond the works beauty and formal elegance it is deep with social and political discussion.