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Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse, Augment, 1968, Latex, canvas, Installation variable, 17 units, 198.1 x 101.6 cm / 78 x 40 in each, Glenstone Museum, Potomac, Maryland, © The Estate of Eva Hesse, Photo: Genevive Hanson

PRESENTATION: Eva Hesse-Five Sculptures

Eva Hesse is one of the icons of American art of the 1960s, her work being a major influence on subsequent generations of artists. Hesse cultivated mistakes and surprises, precariousness and enigma, to make works that could transcend literal associations. The objects she produced, at times barely present yet powerfully …

Eva Hesse, No title, 1957, Color-aid paper collage on cardboard, 15.4 × 27.3 cm, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. Gift of Helen Hesse Charash, 1998.21.6, © The Estate of Eva Hesse, Courtesy Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Vienna-Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse was one of the icons of American art in the 1960s, her work being a major influence on subsequent generations …