Hear the Curator (PP618)

The title of the sculpture is The Hedgehog and the Fox, which refers to an essay by Isaiah Berlin, who quotes from the Greek poet Archilo­chus: “The fox knows many things but the hedgehog knows one great thing.” As the artist explained, “It points to how scholars either become free thinkers and invent [--] or become subjugated to the dictates of history. This is the classical problem posed to every student.”