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Edlis Neeson Collection
ROBERT GOBER (B. 1954)
Untitled
Details
ROBERT GOBER (B. 1954)
Untitled
signed and numbered 'Gober AP 2⁄2' (on the reverse)
cast hot glass, paper, oil and cast plastic
9 ¼ x 4 x 1 ½ in. (23.1 x 10.2 x 2.8 cm.)
Executed in 2000-2001. This work is the second artist's proof from an edition of four plus two artist's proofs.
Untitled
signed and numbered 'Gober AP 2⁄2' (on the reverse)
cast hot glass, paper, oil and cast plastic
9 ¼ x 4 x 1 ½ in. (23.1 x 10.2 x 2.8 cm.)
Executed in 2000-2001. This work is the second artist's proof from an edition of four plus two artist's proofs.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 2001
Literature
Robert Gober: The United States Pavilion: 49th Venice Biennale, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 2001, pp. 50-54.
"Our Man in Venice," Newsweek, 4 June 2001, p. 55 (another example illustrated).
P. Plagens, "Blase at the Biennale," Newsweek, 18 June 2001, p. 66.
K. Levin, "Panic Attack," The Village Voice, 25 June 2001, p. 63.
I. Blazwick, "Psychic Spaces," Art Monthly, July-August 2001, pp. 30-33.
E. Turner, "Artist's disturbing displays a draw," The Miami Herald, 1 July 2001, n.p. (another example illustrated).
G. Celant, "Sesso, Alcol e Middle West," L'Espresso, 12 July 2001, p. 117 (another example illustrated).
H-N. Jocks, "Biennale Venedig: Die Länderpavillons: USA," Kunstforum International, August-October 2001, p. 224.
R. Flood, "Liquid Plumber," Artforum, September 2001, p. 165 (another example illustrated).
D. Bonetti, "The Venice Biennale 2001," Art New England, October-November 2001, pp. 16-17 (another example illustrated).
M. Sherlock, "Half Fairy Tale, Half Snare, Robert Gober in Venice," Sculpture Magazine, November 2001 (another example illustrated).
Robert Gober - Werke von 1976 bis heute, exh. cat., Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nurnberg, 2003, p. 359 and 363.
Robert Gober Displacements, exh. cat., Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Art, 2003, p. 91.
M. Drutt, Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon, Houston, 2005, pp. 53 and 61 (another example illustrated).
B. Davenport, "Museum Jumps on The Meat Wagon," The Houston Chronicle, 17 December 2005.
T. Vischer, ed., Robert Gober: Sculptures and Installations, 1979-2007, Basel, 2007, p. 428, no. S2001.04 (another example illustrated).
J. Devine, "Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon", Artlies, digital, 11 February 2007.
Contemporary Collecting: The Donna and Howard Stone Collection, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010, pp. 57 and 142 (another example illustrated).
C. Vogel, "At the Maastricht Art Fair, a Rembrandt and a Red Shoe," The New York Times, 21 March 2011, p. C7.
E. Kernbauer, "Arbeiten an der Symmetrie. Robert Gober's US-Pavillon an der Biennale von Venedig 2001," Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, Vol. 4, 2012, pp. 552 and 558 (exhibition view illustrated).
P. Kennedy, "Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Robert Gober: The Heart is Not a Metaphor at the MoMA," BroadwayWorld.com, digital, 7 November 2014.
E. Walker, "The Heart Is Not a Metaphor: Robert Gober at MoMA", Daily Serving, digital, 13 November 2014.
Amor Mundi: The Collection of Marguerite Steed Hoffman, London, 2022, p. 339 (another example illustrated).
"Our Man in Venice," Newsweek, 4 June 2001, p. 55 (another example illustrated).
P. Plagens, "Blase at the Biennale," Newsweek, 18 June 2001, p. 66.
K. Levin, "Panic Attack," The Village Voice, 25 June 2001, p. 63.
I. Blazwick, "Psychic Spaces," Art Monthly, July-August 2001, pp. 30-33.
E. Turner, "Artist's disturbing displays a draw," The Miami Herald, 1 July 2001, n.p. (another example illustrated).
G. Celant, "Sesso, Alcol e Middle West," L'Espresso, 12 July 2001, p. 117 (another example illustrated).
H-N. Jocks, "Biennale Venedig: Die Länderpavillons: USA," Kunstforum International, August-October 2001, p. 224.
R. Flood, "Liquid Plumber," Artforum, September 2001, p. 165 (another example illustrated).
D. Bonetti, "The Venice Biennale 2001," Art New England, October-November 2001, pp. 16-17 (another example illustrated).
M. Sherlock, "Half Fairy Tale, Half Snare, Robert Gober in Venice," Sculpture Magazine, November 2001 (another example illustrated).
Robert Gober - Werke von 1976 bis heute, exh. cat., Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nurnberg, 2003, p. 359 and 363.
Robert Gober Displacements, exh. cat., Oslo, Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Art, 2003, p. 91.
M. Drutt, Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon, Houston, 2005, pp. 53 and 61 (another example illustrated).
B. Davenport, "Museum Jumps on The Meat Wagon," The Houston Chronicle, 17 December 2005.
T. Vischer, ed., Robert Gober: Sculptures and Installations, 1979-2007, Basel, 2007, p. 428, no. S2001.04 (another example illustrated).
J. Devine, "Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon", Artlies, digital, 11 February 2007.
Contemporary Collecting: The Donna and Howard Stone Collection, exh. cat., The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010, pp. 57 and 142 (another example illustrated).
C. Vogel, "At the Maastricht Art Fair, a Rembrandt and a Red Shoe," The New York Times, 21 March 2011, p. C7.
E. Kernbauer, "Arbeiten an der Symmetrie. Robert Gober's US-Pavillon an der Biennale von Venedig 2001," Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, Vol. 4, 2012, pp. 552 and 558 (exhibition view illustrated).
P. Kennedy, "Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Robert Gober: The Heart is Not a Metaphor at the MoMA," BroadwayWorld.com, digital, 7 November 2014.
E. Walker, "The Heart Is Not a Metaphor: Robert Gober at MoMA", Daily Serving, digital, 13 November 2014.
Amor Mundi: The Collection of Marguerite Steed Hoffman, London, 2022, p. 339 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
XLIX Venice Biennale, The United States Pavilion: Robert Gober, June-November 2001, p. 138.
Houston, The Menil Collection, Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon, October 2005-January 2006 (another example exhibited).
Basel, Schaulager, Robert Gober. Work 1976-2007, May-October 2007 (another example exhibited).
Art Institute of Chicago, Selections from the Contemporary Collection, May 2009-April 2010 (another example exhibited).
Houston, The Menil Collection, 20th Century Reinstallation, October 2009-May 2012 (another example exhibited).
Art Institute of Chicago, Contemporary Collecting: Selections from the Donna and Howard Stone Collection, June-September 2010 (another example exhibited).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor, October 2014-January 2015, pp. 14 and 203 (another example exhibited).
New York, Peter Freeman, Inc., Untitled, January-February 2019 (another example exhibited).
Houston, The Menil Collection, Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2025-ongoing (another example exhibited).
Houston, The Menil Collection, Robert Gober: The Meat Wagon, October 2005-January 2006 (another example exhibited).
Basel, Schaulager, Robert Gober. Work 1976-2007, May-October 2007 (another example exhibited).
Art Institute of Chicago, Selections from the Contemporary Collection, May 2009-April 2010 (another example exhibited).
Houston, The Menil Collection, 20th Century Reinstallation, October 2009-May 2012 (another example exhibited).
Art Institute of Chicago, Contemporary Collecting: Selections from the Donna and Howard Stone Collection, June-September 2010 (another example exhibited).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor, October 2014-January 2015, pp. 14 and 203 (another example exhibited).
New York, Peter Freeman, Inc., Untitled, January-February 2019 (another example exhibited).
Houston, The Menil Collection, Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2025-ongoing (another example exhibited).
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