Tag: relics

Damien Hirst 

The Martyrdom of Saint James the Lesser, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 36 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. (180 x 92.5 x 26.2 cm), White Cube

The Martyrdom of Saint James the Greater, 2002 – 2003, 1800 x 925 x 262 mm | 70.9 x 36.4 x 10.4 in, Glass, stainless steel, steel, nickel, brass, rubber, Bunsen burners, blooded sword, wallet, porcelain horse, scallop shells, plastic tubing, laboratory glassware and equipment

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 36 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. (180 x 92.5 x 26.2 cm), White Cube

The  Death of Saint John, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 36 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. (180 x 92.5 x 26.2 cm), White Cube

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 36 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. (180 x 92.5 x 26.2 cm), White Cube

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 36 7/16 x 14 3/16 in. (180 x 92.5 x 36 cm), White Cube

The Suicide of Judas Iscariot, 2002-2003, Black powder coated cabinet with stainless steel back plate, medical glassware and various objects, 94 ½ x 38 3/8 x 23 5/8 in. (240 x 97.5 x 60 cm), White Cube

The Martyrdom of Saint Simon, 2002-2003, Nickel plated stainless steel and glass cabinet with medical glassware and various objects, 70 7/8 x 39 9/16 x 10 5/16 in. (180 x 100.5 x 26.2 cm), White Cube

The Martyrdom of Saint Jude, 2002 – 20031800 x 925 x 262 mm | 70.9 x 36.4 x 10.4 in, Glass, stainless steel, steel, nickel, brass, rubber, Bunsen burner, wooden crucifix, Thermos liners, nails, wooden club with blood and hair, lump hammer, Dymo tape (boxed), bottle stoppers, laboratory glassware and equipment

The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas, 2002 – 2003, 1800 x 925 x 262 mm | 70.9 x 36.4 x 10.4 in, Glass, stainless steel, steel, nickel, brass, rubber, blood, rosary beads, filleting knife, ruler, set square, plastic tubing, wooden rack, blooded roman spears and laboratory glassware

Paul Thek, “Warrior’s Leg,” 1966-67 Wax, metal, leather, and paint in artist’s vitrine

Marcel Duchamp, Torture-morte, 1959, Mouches collées sur plâtre peint, dans boîte en bois et verre, 29,5 x 13,4 x 10,3 cm, Paris, Centre Pompidou.

Louise Bourgeois, J’y suis j’y reste, 1990, Pink marble, glass & metal, 88.9 x 102.9 x 78.7 centimeters

Urs Fischer, September Song, 2002, polysterene, glue, paint, wire, screw and marker, sculpture: 9 x 23 5/8 x 4in. (23 x 60 x 10cm.)

Tracey Emin, The Leg, 2004, Cprint and plaster cast, Vitrine: 11 ¼ x 35 13/16 x 12 13/16 in. (28.6 x 91 x 32.6 cm

Louise Bourgeois, ‘Cell III’, 1991, marble

Berlinde de Bruyckere, Amputeren zei je 2008 (wooden table, wax, blanket)

Sherrie Levine, 2 Shoes, 1992, brown leather shoes

Jannis Kounellis, Napoli, 1975, shoes, gold paint and paper in a glass and metal vitrine, 36 x 27 x 19in. (91.4 x 70.5 x 50.1cm.)

Sarah Lucas, 1 – 123 – 123 – 12 – 12 1991 Boots with razor blades, size seven Dimensions variable

Joseph Beuys, Ohne Titel (Vitrine), Wood, glass, metal and fat,  2060 x 2200 x 500 mm

Beuys assembled this vitrine in 1983 to represent the principle themes of his life and work. He often used unusual materials for his sculptures, investing them with personal or spiritual significance. The objects in this case all include fat, a material that Beuys considered ‘very basic to life’. The ones on the left also use beeswax, which symbolised warmth for Beuys. In the middle is a sealed jar containing pork dripping, with a thermometer resting on it. On the right are Fat Corner, also made of pork dripping, and Depression, a zinc box filled with tallow from mutton.

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Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

I have a little bag of postcards I’ve collected from museums and galleries that I like to use as bookmarks. usually I’ll choose them according to how well they match with the cover or even the mood of the book – I used (one of) Rothko’s Red on Maroon (1959) for Bluets by Maggie Nelson because the colours looked so good on each other and because of the :)/:( feeling I got from both the artwork and the book. this is Richter, Rosen (1994) and I thought about running when I first saw it.

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“My sister Luisa shortly before her suicide“ – In the months before her death Luisa became withdrawn, dyed her hair a desperately hopeful orangish-blonde shade, and lost a ton of weight. You can see the wear in her face. Another casualty of clinical depression. 

The picture of the flowers came in a photo frame I bought at Rite Aid. The picture of the flowers and the picture of Luisa wound up side by side on my scanner bed.