Atskuo Hirai tries on 'Mao Jacket'

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Sunday March 1, 2009 11:00 am	Atskuo Hirai tries on 'Mao Jacket' On what side of fame does Bates stand?
Sunday March 1, 2009 10:53 am	Dennis Grafflin tries on 'Mao Jacket' It’s easier to perceive ambiguity in art that comes out of one’s own cultural background.
Tuesday December 9, 2008 2:19 pm	‘Mao Jacket’ on Bates Campus… The Bates College Museum of Art and its director Mark Bessire, spearheaded a project to bring an amazing sculpture here to Bates. The ‘Legacy Mantle (Mao Jacket),’ created by world-renown Chinese artist Sui Jianguo was brought here early this month and is on loan to Bates for a year. The sculpture is truly incredible. It is made of metal, stands 10 feet high and weighs roughly 4 tons.
Friday December 5, 2008 12:00 pm	Mao Jacket sculpture arrives in style Following its autumn-long appearance on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a 10-foot eponymous Mao jacket was installed on Bates’ own busy thoroughfare, Alumni Walk, on Dec. 5.

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Sunday

March 1, 2009
11:00 am

On what side of fame does Bates stand?

Sunday

March 1, 2009
10:53 am

Dennis Grafflin tries on 'Mao Jacket'

It’s easier to perceive ambiguity in art that comes out of one’s own cultural background.

Friday

December 5, 2008
12:00 pm

Mao Jacket sculpture arrives in style

Following its autumn-long appearance on Park Avenue in Manhattan, a 10-foot eponymous Mao jacket was installed on Bates’ own busy thoroughfare, Alumni Walk, on Dec. 5.