MoMA Museum of Modern Art

Projects 86: Gert & Uwe Tobias

28 Nov 2007 - 25 Feb 2008

Installation view of the exhibition, "Projects 86: Gert and Uwe Tobias"
November 28, 2007–February 25, 2008. IN2023a.4. Photograph by John Wronn.
Gert and Uwe Tobias (German, born Romania, 1973) are collaborators and twin brothers, based in Germany, whose work centers on large-scale woodcuts, but also includes typewriter drawings and watercolors, handmade ceramic sculptures, and wooden constructions. They often combine these varied mediums—all of which display lush, vivid color and strong graphic compositions—in installations. Drawing on such diverse sources as popular culture, traditional Eastern European folk art, and art historical movements like Constructivism, the Tobias brothers create a body of work that is both playful and haunting.

Organized by Sarah Suzuki, The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.
 

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