Kienholz, Edward The sly fox. 1981. Assemblage (Fuchskopf, Spiegel, Harz, geschw…
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Kienholz, Edward The sly fox. 1981. Assemblage (Fuchskopf, Spiegel, Harz, geschwungener Metallrahmen und Zinkbarometer auf verzinktem Stahl. Auf Sperrholzplatte montiert. Verso mit Hängevorrichtung. 7…

American Modernism Konzeptkunst Kienholz, Edward The sly fox. 1981. Assemblage (Fuchskopf, Spiegel, Harz, geschwungener Metallrahmen und Zinkbarometer auf verzinktem Stahl. Auf Sperrholzplatte montiert. Verso mit Hängevorrichtung. 78,5 x 57,5 cm x 5,5 cm. - Signiert und datiert (geritzt). - Gering angestaubt, vereinzelte Alterungsspuren, verso stellenweise Atelierspuren, insgesamt sehr gut. Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung des Assistenten des Künstlers. - Unikatär. - Kienholz' Installationen und skulpturale Assemblagen sind kontrovers, unumgänglich direkt und stets kritisch. Besser bekannt als Tableaux, prangern sie auf provokante Weise brisante Themen der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft an. Großformatig angelegt und aus alltäglichen Gegenständen, Fundstücken von Trödelmärkten und Abfällen von Schrotthalden und Mülldeponien konstruiert, behandeln sie den amerikanischen Alltag, diesem nahe stehend Diskriminierung, Oberflächlichkeit und Doppelmoral, ebenso Tabuthemen wie Krieg, Missstände und Ausbeutung. Sie wirken brutal, vermitteln qua der verwendeten Materialien eine unausweichliche Kühle. Unser "sly fox" erliegt seinem eigenen Inneren, wird durch einen Blick in den Spiegel als Schlitzohr enttarnt. Einer plakativen Darstellung gleich, soll er aufrütteln. Es ist ein tieferliegender, abgründiger Sachverhalt der amerikanischen Seele, den Kienholz in seinem Werk konsequent herausarbeitet. "Adrenalingetränkter Zorn hat mich durch meine Arbeit getrieben" (zit. Nach Ed Kienholz, art-in.de, 2.6.23). Assemblage (fox head, mirror, resin, curved metal frame and zinc barometer on galvanised steel. Mounted on plywood plate. Verso with hanging device. - Signed and dated (incised). - Slightly dusty, some signs of ageing, on verso traces of studio work in places, overall very good. - Provenance: From the collection of the artist's assistant. - Unique. - Kienholz's installations and sculptural assemblages are controversial, unavoidably direct and always critical. Better known as tableaux, they provocatively denounce explosive issues in US society. In large format and constructed from everyday objects, found objects from flea markets and rubbish from junkyards and landfills, they deal with everyday American life, with discrimination, superficiality and double standards as well as taboo subjects such as war, grievances and exploitation. They seem brutal, conveying an inescapable coolness due to the materials used. Our "sly fox" succumbs to his own inner self, is exposed as such by a glance in the mirror. Like a striking depiction, it is meant to shake things up. It is a deeper, more abysmal fact of the American soul that Kienholz consistently carries out in his work. "Adrenaline-soaked anger has driven me through my work." (Ed Kienholz, art-in.de, 2.6.23).

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Kienholz, Edward The sly fox. 1981. Assemblage (Fuchskopf, Spiegel, Harz, geschwungener Metallrahmen und Zinkbarometer auf verzinktem Stahl. Auf Sperrholzplatte montiert. Verso mit Hängevorrichtung. 78,5 x 57,5 cm x 5,5 cm. - Signiert und datiert (geritz

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