Vietnamese-born (active in Germany) Danh Vo works in a variety of media, but perhaps the mst compelling are his gold-leafed commercial cardboard boxes, of which this sculpture is one. The mixture of the high-value 24-carat gold-leaf and the discarded cardboard is visually striking, but through its use of consumer culture, the work also confronts issues of economic inequities and the muttiple perspectives surrounding historical events. For example, the commercial use of the name Moctezuma reflects the different realities and the merging of cultures that surround the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

Sourc: News, April May June 2016