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Large-size figures of unfired clay, that grotesquely exaggerate the characteristic traits and trademarks of female sexuality such as breasts, calves, and buttocks, have made a name for British artist Rebecca Warren.

Warren's œuvre frankly references a veritable array of masters from the history of art: Degas, Rodin, Boccioni, Picasso, Fontana, the German Expressionists and Neo-Expressionists as well as cultural figures such as Robert Crumb. It also brings to mind works by Martin Kippenberger, Fischli & Weiss' clay sculptures, and the hostile and eye-catching aggressiveness but substantive subtlety of Sarah Lucas' works. Rebecca Warren's art likewise unites popular culture and advanced civilization, feminist and psychological debate.

This catalogue documents the first institutional solo-show of British artist Rebecca Warren, entitled "Dark Passage", at the Kunsthalle Zurich. Large-size figures of unfired clay, that grotesquely exaggerate the characteristic traits and trademarks of female sexuality such as breasts, calves, and buttocks, have made a name for British artist Rebecca Warren.

Warren's œuvre frankly references a veritable array of masters from the history of art: Degas, Rodin, Boccioni, Picasso, Fontana, the German Expressionists and Neo-Expressionists as well as cultural figures such as Robert Crumb. It also brings to mind works by Martin Kippenberger, Fischli & Weiss' clay sculptures, and the hostile and eye-catching aggressiveness but substantive subtlety of Sarah Lucas' works. Rebecca Warren's art likewise unites popular culture and advanced civilization, feminist and psychological debate.

Publisher
Release Place Switzerland
Release Date 2005
ISBN 978-3-905701-33-3
Credits
Artist: Rebecca Warren
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 3-905701-33-2
Original Price 38.00 CHF
Work  
Language German, English
Format Hardcover
Dimensions 20.5 × 25.5 × 1.3 cm
Weight 570 gram
Pages 96
Content 34 color images

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