Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Art - The Gentle Prisoner ( Rebecca Horn 1978)




 Rebecca Horn (24 March 1944, Michelstadt, Hesse) is a German installation artist most famous for her body modifications.
The Gentle Prisoner (1978) consisted of two large ‘fans’ of peacock feathers that opened and closed. This work gives either a sense of  breather when the fans of peacock feathers opend, or a sense of claustrophobia whenw they closed.

(Take from: Ruhrberg, Schneckenburger, Fricke, Honnef, ART of the 20th Century -  Volume II, Tashen, 2005, p.601)

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