Description
手首から先の手が黄色いビリヤードボールを持っている。フランス語で「手」は「Main」と言い、英語の「Man」は「人（男）」とも音が似ている。また「Ray」は「光線」を意味し、ここでは黄色のビリヤードボールがその「光」を表していると推察される。本作はこうした語呂合わせを使い、自身の名前を表した象徴的なオブジェであり、マン・レイは後年、同イメージのリメイク作品を多く製作している。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026