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The Artist Project: Willie Cole

Jun 22, 2015 3 MINUTES
"I'm of that age where you read 'Mad' magazine—'Spy vs. Spy'—that's the same face."

Artist Willie Cole reflects on Ci Wara sculpture in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Willie Cole, born in 1955, is an American sculptor.

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Willie Cole (American, born Newark, New Jersey, 1955)

Shine, 2007

Shoes, steel wire, monofilament line, washers, and screws; 15 3/4 × 14 × 15 in. (40 × 35.6 × 38.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hortense and William A. Mohr Sculpture Purchase Fund, 2008 (2008.259) © Willie Cole

Artworks in this video

Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara)
Headdress: Male Antelope (Ci Wara)
Bamana peoples
Headdress (Ci Wara): Female Antelope
Headdress (Ci Wara): Female Antelope
Bamana peoples

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