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Catalogue
- Year
- 2003
- Dimensions
- 50 × 60 cm (19 11/16 × 23 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Thomas Hirschhorn
Artist
Sculpture
Thomas Hirschhorn is a Swiss sculptor who constructs large-scale installations from cardboard, tape, wire, and other humble materials, often assembled with deliberate rawness and formal instability. His works frequently engage with philosophy, politics, and social fragmentation through accumulation and architectural interventions. Rather than refinement or durability, Hirschhorn prioritizes urgency and public accessibility, treating materials as vehicles for conceptual rigor rather than aesthetic polish.
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Provide Ruins III
2003 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper with felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, and pressure-sensitive tape on paper wrapped in synthetic polymer sheet
Provide Ruins VI
2003 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper with felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, and pressure-sensitive tape on paper wrapped in synthetic polymer sheet
Drift Topography
2003 · Cardboard, tape, shoeboxes, alarm clocks, plastic, books, cotton wool and printed papers
Provide Ruins VIII
2003 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper with felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, and pressure-sensitive tape on paper wrapped in synthetic polymer sheet
Provide Ruins II
2003 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper with felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, and pressure-sensitive tape on paper wrapped in synthetic polymer sheet
Provide Ruins IV
2003 · Cut-and-pasted printed paper with felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, and pressure-sensitive tape on paper wrapped in synthetic polymer sheet
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- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Year
- 2003
- Dimensions
- 50 × 60 cm (19 11/16 × 23 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-2003-115774
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified