Untitled

Hannah Wilke American

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The folded ceramic sculptures that compose this work are examples of the iconic, vulva-shaped forms that Wilke began producing in terracotta in the early 1960s, becoming the first artist to use this imagery as a feminist statement and signature of her practice. Untitled exemplifies Wilke’s interest in an imperfect process of repetition, (re)producing the same form repeatedly, each time with minor variations. The loose, grid-like arrangement of the pieces reflects her merging of the standardized grid and industrial aesthetic of Minimalism with a handmade, organic approach to form.

Untitled, Hannah Wilke (American, New York 1940–1993 Houston, Texas), Ceramic

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© Marsie, Emanuelle, Damon and Andrew Scharlatt, Hannah Wilke Collection & Archive, Los Angeles.

Untitled, Hannah Wilke (American, New York 1940–1993 Houston, Texas), Ceramic
Untitled, Hannah Wilke (American, New York 1940–1993 Houston, Texas), Ceramic
Untitled, Hannah Wilke (American, New York 1940–1993 Houston, Texas), Ceramic

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