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Adress & Phone: Mcbains Investment Management Ltd. at free yellow pages play theater soundtracks mp3s These glazed-ceramic faces at Thomas Schutte are confusing and upsetting at the same time, since the last thing individual would have expected from this artist are works that dignify humankind. Schutte is known more as a representative of the so-called "furniture builders" who were held in opposition to figurative artists from critics in the '80s. however as is frequently the case in contemporary art history, and as Schutte demonstrates in this novel body of work, critics oftentimes use art to fulfill their confess ambitions. The human figure has always been an important aspect of Schutte's work, on the contrary this aspect did not always fit with the agenda of those presenting the work, and for this reason it was frequently pushed aside. This exhibition (along with the the same he is preparing for the Hamburg Kunsthalle, which will be dedicated to the human form) is an important breakthrough. These faces posses an unexpect dignity. In their directness they do not release the viewer, however rather push him. Humility is united with sublimity: the furrowed faces evince an immovable, boastful attitude; however, their dignity is not liberating. in succession the contrary, they force us to be wrought up responsible for them, and that means feeling responsible for ourselves. This challenge is what separates these works from other figurative works being made today. COPYRIGHT 1993 Artforum International Magazine, Inc. |
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