Rearrangeable Domestic Roman Collection

Blending fact and fiction, Josiah McElheny’s work plays with our expectation that museums offer authentic works of art. The artist filled this case with delicate glass objects and the kind of labels typically found in museum displays. Although the glass pieces look old, McElheny actually created them to look like ancient treasures from an archeological dig. He also wrote misleading labels that raise questions about what makes an artwork original.

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