Wolfgang Laib
The Rice Meals for the Nine Planets

The Rice Meals for the Nine Planets
The Rice Meals for the Nine Planets
The Rice Meals for the Nine Planets
ArtistGerman, born 1950
CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Rice Meals for the Nine Planets
Date1983
PlaceGermany
MediumRice, tin, and brass cones
DimensionsOverall: dimensions variable
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida
Object number2007.592
Non exposé

Explore Further

Object Type
ProvenanceEdward R. Broida, Los Angeles, until d. 2006; bequeathed to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective," American Federation of Arts, New York; Hirshhorn Art Gallery, Washington, D.C., October 19, 2000–January 22, 2001; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, February 13–May 6, 2001; Dallas Museum of Art, May 29–September 2, 2001; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, October 5–December 30, 2001; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, January 25–April 21, 2002.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Rice House
Wolfgang Laib
1986
Rice, white metal on wood, and sealing wax
2007.591
Pair of Beaded Possible Bags
c. 1875–1900
Hide, beads, tin cones, dyed horsehair, pigment, thread, and sinew
2022.55.1,.2
Pair of Beaded and Quilled Moccasins with Horse-Track Design
c. 1870–1900
Hide, softened and dyed porcupine quills, beads, cotton cloth, thread, and tin cones
2022.54.A,.B
Milkstone
Wolfgang Laib
1980–1981
White marble and milk
2007.590
provided by lender
Shahpour Pouyan
2017
Inkjet print with acrylic paint on Japanese rice paper
2018.41
provided by lender
Shahpour Pouyan
2017
Inkjet print with acrylic paint on Japanese rice paper
2018.40
Untitled
John Wilcox
1995
Oil on canvas with rice paper
2002.438
Peace Meals
Aaron Siskind
1937, printed 1976
Gelatin silver print
83.28.7
Pressed
Alison Saar
1997
Wood, tin, wire, irons, and nails
2008.420
Southern Monument XII (Shiloh)
William Christenberry
1982
Alabama clay, soil, wood, painted wood, and tin
2003.442.A-.D
Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series
Madeline O'Connor
1993
Thorns, animal skeletons, ink, paper, wood, galvanized tin, and Plexiglas
94.243
Fanning the Fire II
Alison Saar
1989
Lead and painted tin nailed over wooden armature
97.210.A,.B