Thursday, 21 November 2013

Fischli and Weiss


'Popular Opposites: Theory And Practise'


'Gotthard's Breakthrough'


Suddenly This Overview (1981) is a collection of around 200 small, unfired clay sculptures, the uniformity of material, scale, and somewhat awkward handling of which provides a unity for an extraordinary broad range of subjects, from everyday objects to historical events. In one piece, a life-size loaf of bread sits plain and crusty upon a plinth, while another in which two figures walk along a street, one with a guitar case under his arm, is called Mick Jagger and Brian Jones going home satisfied after composing "I Can't Get No Satisfaction". (below)






'One who left to learn fear'









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