Cloud of '68

Title
Cloud of '68
Creator
Year/Period
2022
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 0.7 x 5.0 x 5.0 m
Accession No.
2022-00579
Credit Line
©Tang Da Wu

This sculpture by Tang Da Wu, one of Singapore's most important contemporary artists, was made in 1971 when he was still an undergraduate sculpture student in Birmingham Polytechnic. It was inspired by the 1968 student protests in Paris. Here the brick wall has been pushed over and covers the wire, transforming into a beautiful, floating “cloud” that spreads the revolution from country to country.