The New Museum is stunningly showing off its art. One piece in particular caught my attention at first notice. It embodies three hands, two of which are wonderfully shining in a red luster. The figure, which appears to be a hand, on the left consists of silver, the appearance therefore concealed by a flowing plastic curtain. The hands, however, are not attached to anything but the wall they sit on. The plastic radiance appearing to be biological specimen floating around, with red blood cells and small krill that can be seen from a distance.

This masterpiece sculpture was conceived by Aleksandra Domanovic, who was born in 1981, Germany. Reading the description, it describes the artist’s inspiration, one of which being the internet, the other, lust.

When I first came upon this elaborate contraption, this piece was practically emanating alien emotions of the body as a biological given. A biological given that is proclaiming ‘the body is not something you were meant to be stuck with, but given.’ It is undoubtedly clear that this artist was hoping to capture the masses’ attention, and chose the arms to be doing tasks so that they would be productive. The sculpture seems very realistically beautiful, a characteristic that caught my attention. The artist made the body seemingly symbolize a gift, something more than what embodies your soul and whole being. This piece was considerably remarkable, stylish, and attractive.

Aleksandra Domanovic’s piece, Substances of Human Origin, is on display at the New Museum’s triennial from February 25th to May 24th.