Robert Gober
12 May - 14 Oct 2007
Robert Gober, Untitled, 1995 – 1997, Mixed media, Emanuel Hoffmann-Stiftung, Basel
© Robert Gober, Photo: Ruedi Walti, Basel
© Robert Gober, Photo: Ruedi Walti, Basel
ROBERT GOBER
Work 1976 - 2007
Gober’s oeuvre comprises individual bodies of work stretching back over three decades. Their juxtaposition of the familiar and the unusual exert a powerful fascination. By diverging subtly yet purposefully from the reality on which they are modelled, the works – whether replicas of objects from our everyday domestic lives, such as washbasins, playpens and bundles of newspapers, or representations of parts of the human body, such as legs or fragmentary torsos – constantly penetrate the borderline between the everyday and the unknown. Looking at works individually, they seem to explore a particular social, religious or political subject matter, but coming together in Gober’s installations and all the more impressive in this retrospective they create a striking panorama. The show at Schaulager includes numerous sculptures, works on paper and five large installations. Many of these works are rarely exhibited, several have never been on show before.
Work 1976 - 2007
Gober’s oeuvre comprises individual bodies of work stretching back over three decades. Their juxtaposition of the familiar and the unusual exert a powerful fascination. By diverging subtly yet purposefully from the reality on which they are modelled, the works – whether replicas of objects from our everyday domestic lives, such as washbasins, playpens and bundles of newspapers, or representations of parts of the human body, such as legs or fragmentary torsos – constantly penetrate the borderline between the everyday and the unknown. Looking at works individually, they seem to explore a particular social, religious or political subject matter, but coming together in Gober’s installations and all the more impressive in this retrospective they create a striking panorama. The show at Schaulager includes numerous sculptures, works on paper and five large installations. Many of these works are rarely exhibited, several have never been on show before.