Untitled (History)
WHITEREAD, Rachel
Books are repositories of our shared culture. This work was made by casting the space around a set of bookshelves. The books themselves are absent, only their ghostly traces remain. Whiteread has created a series of these sculptures that act as a form of memorial. Untitled (History) suggests how easily collective memory can be lost.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 23288
Creation/Production
WHITEREAD, Rachel
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of NACF, DW, 10/2002
Measurements
Height
(cm): 129
Width
(cm): 70
Depth
(cm): 26
Height
(in): 50
Width
(in): 27
Depth
(in): 10
Techniques
Cast
Forming
Applied Art
Material
Plaster
Polystyrene
Steel
Location
In store
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