The 3-Armed Painting School

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Rebecca Horn (b. 1944)
The 3-Armed Painting School
mixed media sculpture, motor and seven canvas panels
dimensions variable, approximately: 145 x 74 x 68½in. (368.3 x 188 x 174cm.)
Executed in 1989.

Provenance

Mayor Rowan Gallery, London.

Exhibited

London, Mayor Rowan Gallery, Electricity in Art, 1989.

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Lot Essay

"They react as we react. My machines are not washing machines or cars. They have a human quality and they must change. They get nervous and must stop sometimes. If a machine stops, it doesn't mean it's broken. It's just tired. The tragic or melancholic aspect of machines is very important to me. I don't want them to run forever. It's part of their life that they stop and faint." - (Rebecca Horn, New York, 1983, p.27)

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