http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/87106/robert-gober-untitled-1999 ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Robert Gober, <i>Untitled</i> (1999) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/87106/robert-gober-untitled-1999 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/87106/robert-gober-untitled-1999 Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Robert Gober, <i>Untitled</i> (1999)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Walker Art Center</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2000</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Walker Art Center</td> </tr> </table><br/>As is the case with all of Robert Gober's sculptures, this work was meticulously created by hand down to the last details, including the latticework of the plastic milk crate and the individual placement of real human hairs on the wax torso. <i>Untitled</i> began with the reconstruction of a found object: a broken milk crate. The artist cast this common, mass-produced object by hand, and later inserted the half-male, half-female torso into the receptacle. Similar torsos have appeared independently in Gober's work, and he has also made another version of this piece with a male torso. <p>In his working process, the artist creates a number of similar yet unique works based on common objects such as sinks, newspapers, doorways, or culvert pipes. The human body has been a site of ongoing investigation for Gober and often appears in his work in various formal mutations.</p> <p>Walker solo exhibition: <i>Robert Gober: Sculpture + Drawing,</i> 1999</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/87106/robert-gober-untitled-1999 As is the case with all of Robert Gober's sculptures, this work was meticulously created by hand down to the last details, including the latticework of the plastic milk crate and the individual placement of real human hairs on the wax torso. Untitled began with the reconstruction of a found object: a broken milk crate. The artist cast this common, mass-produced object by hand, and later inserted the half-male, half-female torso into the receptacle. Similar torsos have appeared independently in Gober's work, and he has also made another version of this piece with a male torso. In his working process, the artist creates a number of similar yet unique works based on common objects such as sinks, newspapers, doorways, or culvert pipes. The human body has been a site of ongoing investigation for Gober and often appears in his work in various formal mutations. Walker solo exhibition: Robert Gober: Sculpture + Drawing, 1999 " type="image/jpeg" />As is the case with all of Robert Gober's sculptures, this work was meticulously created by hand down to the last details, including the latticework of the plastic milk crate and the individual placement of real human hairs on the wax torso. Untitled began with the reconstruction of a found object: a broken milk crate. The artist cast this common, mass-produced object by hand, and later inserted the half-male, half-female torso into the receptacle. Similar torsos have appeared independently in Gober's work, and he has also made another version of this piece with a male torso. In his working process, the artist creates a number of similar yet unique works based on common objects such as sinks, newspapers, doorways, or culvert pipes. The human body has been a site of ongoing investigation for Gober and often appears in his work in various formal mutations. Walker solo exhibition: Robert Gober: Sculpture + Drawing, 1999 " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright 2000 Walker Art CenterWalker Art Center