Jeffrey GibsonAmerican, 1972NOTHING IS ETERNAL
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “NOTHING IS ETERNAL” now? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G259, Minneapolis. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
Open now· until 9:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The embellished punching bag could represent the body of a dancer. Artist Jeffrey Gibson, who is part Choctaw and part Cherokee, may have had this effect in mind when he clothed the bag in the beadwork, jingles, and nylon ribbons typical of powwow regalia. As a child, Gibson thought of powwows as conduits of tradition. Now, he sees them as a modern invention: “I define modernism as innovation or an invention responding to drastic changes in circumstances and environment, and powwow is one of those things; it evolved as a way to bring people back together.”
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2022.98.7
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Minneapolis Institute of Art
