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Christoph Hänsli Corpus Haenslianum

Christoph Hänsli Corpus Haenslianum Film, Art & Culture

Christoph Hänsli Corpus Haenslianum

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The Swiss artist Christoph Hänsli (*1963) gained international recognition a few years ago for his epic work, Mortadella (2006-08), a series of 332 small paintings, each one depicting a life-sized slice of sausage. His art combines scientific accuracy and sense of order with painterly freedom and a subtle sense of humor. Mortadella is a work that inducts the audience into the essence of Hänsli's universe: drawing on everyday objects, this Conceptual artist addresses the great themes of human existence in extensive series by means of traditional painting. Hence, the artist's rendering of trivial objects, such as discarded screws, pretzel sticks, hotel beds, light switches, ventilation grilles, and beer glasses, all revolve around human mortality, our search of meaning, and the resulting, thoroughly absurd distinctions between high and low culture.

This monograph presents the first extensive survey of Hänsli's paintings from the past twenty-five years. In addition to the extensive section of more than eight hundred reproductions, three essays shed light upon his oeuvre from differing perspectives, including a literary approach by John Berger.



EXHIBITION
1.12.2018 - 16.2.2019
Galerie Judin, Berlin
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2018-11-23
Publication Date:
2018-11-23
Publisher:
Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH
Languages:
Original: German, Original: English
ISBN10:
3775744932
ISBN13:
9783775744935
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
2000 g
Height:
300 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
37 cm
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