Rectangular blocks, some blank and others with abstract patterns, were stacked together to form a cube resembling a rock.

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Rubik's Rock Cube 魔方石

Artist Zhang Xiaoli 张小黎 (Chinese, born 1989)

Date2024

Place of originChina, Asia

MediumInk and gold on paper

DimensionsOverall: 25 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (65.09 x 65.09 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment

Object number2024.14.1

Collections

ASIAN

Visual DescriptionRectangular blocks, some blank and others with abstract patterns, were stacked together to form a cube resembling a rock.

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