
Sophie Calle, Exquisite Pain

Sophie Calle, Exquisite Pain

Mona Hatoum, Hair Receiver, 2012 / Recibidor de cabello

Josh Kline’s Creative Hands, 2011

Paul Thek, Warrior’s Arm, 1967, from the series Technological Reliquaries
Berlinde de Bruyckere
Per Benedetto, 2009, 2009, wax, epoxy, metal, wood, iron, 201 x 70 x 120 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
and
Infinitum, 2009, wax, epoxy, metal, blankets, wood, iron, rope, glass bells, 135 x 76 x 265 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
Artifacts found at Ground Zero after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001– shafts of broken metal, warped elevator doors, a crushed taxicab –entombed in Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy International Airport.


Susan Hiller, Relics 1972-ongoing. Ashes of paintings in glass containers, various configurations and sizes.
Above: Hand Grenades 1969-72, Ashes of paintings,12 glass jars, rubber stoppers,tags, in Pyrex bowl, 4-5/16 x 7-1/8 x 7-1/8".

Anonymous – Hair reliquary Marthe Nicolas (1882-1891) 1891 Private collection, Avigno