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Untitled
1996
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib (German, b. 1950)
Contemporary Art
Untitled, 1996. Wolfgang Laib (German, b. 1950). Beeswax, wooden understructure; 142.9 x 114 x 54 cm (56 1/4 x 44 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of the artist's grandson, Sirius Nathanael Laib 2021.21 A freestanding beeswax staircase, Untitled is characteristic of the German artist Wolfgang Laib’s interest in creating pared down sculptural forms made from organic matter. The work’s natural surface is untreated, demonstrating the artist’s respect for the inherent properties of his chosen material. Close to human scale, Untitled invites the viewer to relate to the work through his or her body. Despite its formal simplicity, Untitled suggests an array of rich narrative associations. In addition to beeswax, Laib frequently uses milk, marble, pollen, and rice in his artworks.
- Maker/Artist
- Laib, Wolfgang
- Classification
- Mixed Media
- Formatted Medium
- beeswax, wooden understructure
- Medium
- beeswax, wooden, understructure
- Dimensions
- 142.9 x 114 x 54 cm (56 1/4 x 44 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: “laib 96” Remark: signed on bottom: “laib 96”
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2021.21
- Credit Line
- Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of the artist's grandson, Sirius Nathanael Laib
- Exhibitions
- “Wolfgang Laib: Nowhere – Everywhere,” Sperone Westwater, New York, 2 May – 13 June 1998, “Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective,” Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 26 October 2000 – 22 January 2001; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, 13 February – 6 May 2001; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 29 May – 2 September 2001; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 7 October – 6 January 2002; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla and San Diego, CA, 25 January – 21 April 2002; Haus der Kunst, Munich, 8 October 2002 – 5 January 2003 (catalogue)
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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