Behind the Walls is a 2018 sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.[1]
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![]() Behind the Walls on display at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City | |
Medium | Sculpture |
Location | University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
The sculpture is 7.467 meters or 24.5 feet tall, and depicts the head of a teenage girl who has her hands covering her eyes.[2][3] It is made of polyester resin and marble dust.[4][5]
Behind the Walls debuted in May 2019 at the Frieze Sculpture festival in Manhattan, and it was on view at Rockefeller Center.[1][3][4][6][7][8] From October 2019 to February 2020, it was installed outside the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City.[9][10][11]
Behind the Walls is currently outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The museum acquired it through a gift from J. Ira and Nicki Harris.[4] The sculpture was installed in front of the museum in November 2020, taking the place of Mark di Suvero's piece Shang.[4][12][13][14]
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