Tree Table Lamp

2009

“Perhaps the artist would be interested to know that the shapes illicit images of the lynching history in the United States. For those of us of African descent, such images evoke a plethora of emotional responses. Although I am unable to physically live with the piece, it has already moved me as only artistic expression can. For this, I truly thank the artist!”

— Dr. Noreen Winningham, early childhood educator

Quote by Joep van Lieshout: “It can be seen as people hanging from or alternately growing from the tree – as punishment but also blossoming.”

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