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Artists›Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

1936–1970

SculptureMinimalism

Representation

None documented

2

Institutional Exhibitions

12

Works in Collection

46

Assets Indexed

16

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Movements

• Minimalism

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

About

Why this artist matters now

Eva Hesse was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 1960s.

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Minimalism

Medium

Sculpture

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago New Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (12)

Untitled

1969 · Fiberglass and polyester resin over cloth-covered metal wire with metal grommets

Twenty-two elements one inch in diameter, installation variable

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1967 · Ink on paper

support: 278 x 216 mm frame: 450 x 380 x 37 mm

Addendum

1967 · Papier mâché, wood and cord

object: 124 x 3029 x 206 mm

Untitled

1967 · Pen and black ink on printed, ivory wove graph paper

27.8 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sequel

1967 · Latex, pigment, and cheesecloth

Sheet: 76.2 × 81.3 cm (30 × 32 in.); Each sphere: H.: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hang Up

1966 · Acrylic on cloth over wood and acrylic on cord over steel tube

182.9 × 213.4 × 198.1 cm (72 × 84 × 78 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1966 · Brush and gray wash, with charcoal and graphite, on ivory wove paper

35.2 × 35.2 cm (13 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1965 · Ink on paper

support: 459 x 610 mm frame: 691 x 833 x 43 mm

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Images

Eva Hesse (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Eva Hesse (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Isestraße 98 (1)

Wikimedia Commons

Isestraße 98 (2)

Wikimedia Commons

EVA HESSE GEBURTSHAUS ISESTRAßE HAMBURG PHOTO by ANDRE CHAHIL

Wikimedia Commons

Addendum by Eva Hesse, Tate Liverpool

Wikimedia Commons

Bureau Secretary (c. 1775)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Jacqueline de Jong

Jacqueline de Jong

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Stanley Whitney

Stanley Whitney

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Movements and affiliations

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

David Zwirner

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

New Museum

In collection

Tate

In collection

New Museum

Background

Education

Yale University

Visual Arts

Art Students League of New York

Visual Arts

Cooper Union

Visual Arts

High School of Art and Design

Visual Arts

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Varvara Stepanova

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Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

Group Exhibition Robert Ryman: The Last Paintings