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Dismantling a Three-Headed, Six-Armed Buddha
The large "Three Heads Six Arms" buddha sculpture, by Chinese artist Zhang Huan, was being removed from San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza yesterday. The 26-foot sculpture had been there since May to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the city's sister-city relationship with Shanghai, China. Check out The San Francisco Examiner to see a slideshow of the sculpture being dismantled.To see Zhang Huan's large "Three Legged Buddha," click here. More » -
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Saturday with a three legged Buddha
One a recent sunny Saturday, a friend and I made the trip upstate to Storm King Art Center, an expansive sculpture park in Mountainville, NY. For years I'd heard about this impressive landscape, spotted with trees, ponds, and massive sculptures, but I was most excited about a new installation---Zhang Huan's Three Legged Buddha. Weighing 12 tons and towering at 28 feet, Three Legged Buddha does not travel easily, and it seems that Storm King is to be its final resting place. Huan's sculpture is certainly hard to miss. Placed in an open field atop a hill, the massive work of copper and steal towers over its visitors. Standing next to the Buddha's head and beneath his three legs, my friend and I wondered aloud about the extra limb and the sculpture's strange disfigurement. A few days later, I did a little research into Huan's work and career. More »
