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  • Thomas Hirschhorn—an artist easily recognized for his persistent use of low-grade materials such as tinfoil, cardboard, plywood, plastic, and masking tape in his sculptural assemblages—perfectly illustrates cheapness in all of its senses. From the connotation of poor quality or shoddy standing to appearing easily made, despicable, or having little value, Hirschhorn has cultivated more than aesthetic consistency in his oeuvre. Underlying the objects that he fashions out of these meager materials is a sophisticated machine whose inner workings produce affects and interpretations that extend beyond mere formal statement. Cheap is no longer just an adjective; Hirschhorn makes it a procedure. - Alison Gingeras, Parkett No. 57, 1999

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      Parkett 57

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      "Thomas Hirschhorn—an artist easily recognized for his persistent use of low-grade materials such as tinfoil, cardboard, plywood, plastic, and masking tape in his sculptural assemblages—perfectly illustrates cheapness in all of its senses. From the connotation of poor quality or shoddy standing to appearing easily made, despicable, or having little value, Hirschhorn has cultivated more than aesthetic consistency in his oeuvre. Underlying the objects that he fashions out of these meager materials is a sophisticated machine whose inner workings produce affects and interpretations that extend beyond mere formal statement. Cheap is no longer just an adjective; Hirschhorn makes it a procedure." — Alison Gingeras, Parkett No. 57, 1999

375

Swiss Made (P. 57)

1999
Multiple comprised of cardboard, aluminum foil, felt, wood, plastic and transparent foil.
89 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (226.1 x 52.1 x 5.7 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 21/50 in black ink on the underside of the watch face (there were also 20 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Parkett, Zurich and New York.

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