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SculptureGerman21st century

Shutter (c)

2006

Artists

Rosemarie TrockelArtist

Description

Ceramic made from a mould formed from rare meat. Intense, unevenly applied, red glaze maintains the strong allusion to blood and flesh. The organic forms are structured by the rectilinear "grid" of a central spine and "ribs", the slats and wooden structure of the eponymous "Shutter."

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Relief
Medium
Stoneware with red glaze
Culture
German
Century
21st century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

sight: 80.1 x 61.7 x 4.9 cm

Provenance

Barbara Gladstone Gallery, representing the artist, 2006.

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