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The Grass Munchers

2007
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The artist cast his own arms and clavicle for this work. Differently hued, disembodied hands support or pull at the central figure, and their touch resists the prescription of a simple, complete narrative. The work demonstrates the artist’s interest in classical statuary—especially in its fragmentary state when it is often missing arms, legs, and hands—and invites the viewer’s engagement in conjuring contexts for the work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Grass Munchers
  • Artist: Urs Fischer (Swiss, born Zurich, 1973)
  • Date: 2007
  • Medium: Cast aluminum, patinated wax
  • Dimensions: 22 1/16 × 24 7/16 × 17 5/16 in. (56 × 62 × 44 cm,)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Burger Collection, Hong Kong
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Urs Fischer. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich.
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art