Feb
The Newest Collection
Robert Gober, Untitled, 2005-2006, cast lead crystal and paint, courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery
31 October to 7 February 2010
The work of Robert Gober, one of the great names in contemporary art, can finally be seen in the museum. In ‘The Latest Collection’ you can admire Untitled (torso), his famous wax butt with real human hair. The exhibition also includes several loans the artist has made available after discussion with the museum. The wallpaper ‘Hanging Man / Sleeping Man’, which the museum has purchased, is also on display. There are works in five other rooms by Sarah Lucas, Daan van Golden, Helena van der Kraan, Maria Roosen and Sharon Lockhart, all of whom reflect an aspect of Gober’s work in their own individual manner.
The fifty works by these artists are very different in materials and style. The context and the period in which they were created are different too. But all of them draw their inspiration from everyday life, the immediate environment and intimacy. These artists transform everyday objects into new shapes with individual identities.
The museum is showing these works as a way of reflecting on its own art collection in public. The exhibition sets past purchases alongside works of art on loan. The museum’s collection of contemporary art is not on permanent display, but is shown in presentations like this, the second in a series.
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Robert Gober, Untitled, 2006, Bronze, Photo credit: Andrew Rogers, Courtesy of the artist
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Helena van der Kraan, Emma, 1997, gelatin silver print
Robert Gober, Hanging Man / Sleeping Man Wallpaper, silkscreen on wallpaper, courtesy of the artist.