a mosaic, made of glass and stone pieces, depicts a woman seated, wearing colorful garments and gazing at the viewer
(Credit: Jason Wyche, New York )

Shahzia Sikander (Pakistani American, born 1969)

The Perennial Gaze, 2018

Glass and stone mosaic mounted on plywood in a brass frame, 70 1/4 × 43 1/4 inches

Collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont. Purchase of the Committee on Art in Public Places with funds provided by the Middlebury College Board of Trustees One Percent for Art Policy and the Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Fund, 2019.052. Copyright © Shahzia Sikander, courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York.

Location: The Wintergarden, first floor of Starr Axinn


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