Vergessen. Bedeutungsgrade
Forgotten. Degrees of Meaning
© Nachlass Shusaku Arakawa; Foto: Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg – ARTOTHEK

Forgotten. Degrees of Meaning, 1970

ArtistShusaku Arakawa, Nagoya 1936–2010 New York
MediumMixed media on canvas
(H x W)165 × 246,5 cm
Status
on display, room 033
About the workShusaku Arakawa’s artistic oeuvre deals with human perception and consciousness. The Japanese-born artist combined painting and graphic elements with systems of words and signs to produce formulaic works. They provide insight into the reflections of the artist, who would creatively test the limits of thought and blend scientific procedures with philosophical approaches. The theme of this picture is the significance of forgetting, the fading of memories over the course of a human life.
AccessionKemp Collection Foundation
Provenance[...]; Juni 1973 Willi Kemp (Köln 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) erworben von der Galerie Hans-Jürgen Müller, Köln; 2011 Stiftung Sammlung Kemp im Kunstpalast erworben durch Schenkung Willi Kemp


Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp003
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