© Estate of Anne Chu
Currently not on view
Understudy: The Moon Goddess and Rabbit-in-the-Moon,
2003
Anne Chu, 1959–2016; born New York, NY; died New York
2003-146
Understudy is Chu’s response to an ancient Maya whistle in the form of the Moon Goddess Ix-Chel and the lunar rabbit, on long-term loan to the Princeton University Art Museum. In the Mayan context, the Moon Goddess, a symbol of fertility, gives birth to the lunar rabbit. Here, Chu’s rabbit-in-moon rests its mangled arm upon a ghosted figure intimating both fragility and instability. Creating a dialogue between ancient and modern, classic and avant-garde, Chu imbues her object with the aura of an artifact while also suggesting a reimagined contemporary world.
Information
Title
Understudy: The Moon Goddess and Rabbit-in-the-Moon
Dates
2003
Maker
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
24 x 15.5 x 9 cm (9 7/16 × 6 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
2003-146
Culture
Materials
Subject
Anne Chu, New York, New York, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2003.
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Bonnie Clearwater, Anne Chu, (North Miami, FL: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005).
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