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Congregation

Congregation

Artist Ledelle Moe South African, active in the United States and South Africa, born 1971
Date2003–2008
MediumConcrete, recycled motor oil, and steel bar
Dimensions277 separate elements; dimensions variable
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina Museum of Art Docents
Object number2010.2/1-277
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated 2003–2008; collection of the artist; sold to NCMA, 2010.Published ReferencesKinsey Katchka, "Far from Home," NCMA Preview (Spring 2008), 9.

Melissa Cormier, "Far from Home: An Interview with South African Artist Ledelle Moe," NCMA Preview (Summer 2008), 12.

"NCMA Docents Purchase Work by South African Sculptor," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 2010), 32-33, illus. (color) 32-33, detail and photo of work being installed (color) 33.

“NKA Roundtable III: Contemporary African Art and the Museum,” in NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art 31 (Fall 2012), briefly discussed 62–63, illus. (color) 102.

Tim O'Keefe, "Liminality" in “You Are the River: Literature Inspired by the North Carolina Museum of Art,” edited by Helena Feder (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2021), illus (color) 30-31.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Far from Home," February 17-July 13, 2008. Object Rights Statement

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