Alina Szapocznikow's sculpture "Frozen" at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroszima | Japan

ID: POL-000502-P

Alina Szapocznikow's sculpture "Frozen" at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Hiroszima | Japan

Variants of the name:

Hiroshima-Space of Becalmed Beings

The sculptural installation placed in the open space of the museum's terrace was created in 1992/1993. It consists of forty backshells cast in bronze, measuring 90 x 63 x 80 cm. They are characterised by the absence of arms and legs and their supernatural size. The sculptural installation commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art of the City of Hiroshima and displayed on its terrace was realised thanks to the petition of more than 6,000 city residents.

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Related persons:

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Time of origin:

1992-1993

Creator:

Alina Szapocznikow (rzeźbiarka; Polska, Francja)(preview)

Keywords:

sculpture

Publikacja:

19.09.2024

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