Joep van Lieshout discovered by chance that twelve Dommelsch beer crates are the same size as six concrete paving stones. This sparked his interest in standardized dimensions and modular systems. It led to a series of sculptures that could also be used as furniture, in which proportion and dimensional ratios played major roles. Van Lieshout undermined the idea of authorship and uniqueness by producing some of these objects in unlimited editions.
Specifications
| Title | 12 Stones - 12 Crates |
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| Material and technique | Concrete, beer crates and glass |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 40 cm Width 120 cm Depth 120 cm |
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| Artists |
Kunstenaar:
Joep van Lieshout
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| Accession number | Stad-B 14 a-x |
| Credits | Aankoop / Purchase: 1988 |
| Department | City Collection |
| Acquisition date | 1988 |
| Age artist | About 24 years old |
| Internal exhibitions |
Futuro, utopie in constructie (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Research | Digitising Contemporary Art, City Collection |
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| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Joep van Lieshout
Ravenstein 1963
Joep van Lieshout studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and in 1992 won the prestigious Prix de Rome for sculpture. Van Lieshout is the founder...
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