A Dispatch from “Manifesta 10” » M10_gsb_hirschhorn_thomas_ABSCHLAG-03
Thomas Hirschhorn, ABSCHLAG, 2014. Scaffolding construction, cardboard sheets, packing tape, wood, plywood boards, rolls of aluminum foil, polyethylene electric pipes, metal (Inox) pipes, acrylic, spray, Styrofoam, foam blocks, furniture for the room: six tables, six beds, six chairs, 12 bedside chests, six bureaus, six chairs, six heaters, six closets, six chandeliers, six table lamps, paintings by Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov and Olga Rozanova from the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 16.5 × 9.36 × 3.25 meters. Commissioned by “MANIFESTA 10,” St. Petersburg. With the support of the LUMA Foundation and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. Installation view, “MANIFESTA 10,” General Staff Building, State Hermitage Museum.
