Energy of a Potato (or Untitled or Energy)

Energy of a Potato (or Untitled or Energy)

Victor GrippoWW-1972-227589

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Year
1972
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object: 40 x 120 x 250 mm
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Victor Grippo
Victor Grippo

Mixed Media

Victor Grippo was an Argentine artist whose practice spanned sculpture, installation, and conceptual work from the 1960s onward. He engaged with potatoes, electricity, and alchemical processes to investigate relationships between matter, energy, and human perception. His work often employed humble agricultural materials and simple scientific apparatus to propose philosophical questions about transformation and knowledge. Grippo's interventions operated at the intersection of minimalism, land art, and conceptual practice, grounded in a distinctly South American engagement with the body and spirituality.

Junín, Argentina

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Year
1972
Dimensions
object: 40 x 120 x 250 mm
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WW-1972-227589

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Victor Grippo

Victor Grippo

Mixed Media

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