Unplugged
Artist
Rosemarie Trockel
(Tyskland, född 1952)
Alternate Title
- Urkopplad
Date1994
MediumStål, ugnslack, 12 spisplattor
Dimensions200 x 250 x 11 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineDonation 2001 from The Friends of Moderna Museet
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:15
Object NumberMOM/2001/299
CollectionsModerna Museets Vänner, Geometri
About the artworkRosemarie Trockel is famous for her subtle social
criticism and subversive artistic strategies. Turning
cultural codes on their head, she reinterprets traditional
femininity – such as the craft of knitting or
the kitchen domain. Trockel’s work is often full of
art historical references, including pop, minimalism,
op art and modernist abstraction. Her breakthrough
came in the 1980s, with her machine-knitted works
in wool, resembling abstract paintings. With her hob paintings, she confronts the patriarchal dominance of the art world, by elevating an object normally associated with household chores into art. As in this work, Trockel’s hobs can be presented as wall reliefs, but they can also be used in sculptures resembling loudspeakers or turntables.
Selected exhibition history En samling samtida (2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den tredje handen. Maurizio Cattelan och Moderna Museets samling (den 24 februari 2024 - den 12 januari 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosemarie Trockel (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Verk utställda på Klarabergsviadukten 61 (2002-2003) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosemarie Trockel (den 29 september 2018 - den 10 mars 2019) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues En samling samtida : collected contemporaries : Moderna Museet c/o Klarabergsviadukten 61 : 15/6 - 18/8 2002Rosemarie Trockel : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 10 februari - 22 april 2001Rosemarie Trockel : Det lika olika : [Moderna Museet Malmö 29/9 2018-3/3 2019]
in wool, resembling abstract paintings. With her hob paintings, she confronts the patriarchal dominance of the art world, by elevating an object normally associated with household chores into art. As in this work, Trockel’s hobs can be presented as wall reliefs, but they can also be used in sculptures resembling loudspeakers or turntables.
Selected exhibition history En samling samtida (2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den tredje handen. Maurizio Cattelan och Moderna Museets samling (den 24 februari 2024 - den 12 januari 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosemarie Trockel (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Verk utställda på Klarabergsviadukten 61 (2002-2003) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Rosemarie Trockel (den 29 september 2018 - den 10 mars 2019) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues En samling samtida : collected contemporaries : Moderna Museet c/o Klarabergsviadukten 61 : 15/6 - 18/8 2002Rosemarie Trockel : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 10 februari - 22 april 2001Rosemarie Trockel : Det lika olika : [Moderna Museet Malmö 29/9 2018-3/3 2019]