Eva Hesse
1936–1970
© The estate of Eva Hesse, courtesy Hauser & Wirth, Zürich
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© The estate of Eva Hesse, courtesy Hauser & Wirth, Zürich
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Biography
Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 – May 29, 1970) was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 1960s.
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Eva Hesse Addendum
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Eva Hesse Untitled
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Eva Hesse Untitled
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Eva Hesse Tomorrow’s Apples (5 in White)
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Eva Hesse Untitled
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Features
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Tate Etc
In the heat of the moment: Private View
‘I cannot work it out. I cannot resolve it. It is always different.’ An abstract sculpture of interlocking forged iron …
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Art Term
Anti-form
Anti-form is a term associated with a group of artists working in the United States in the late 1960s who …
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Art Term
Serial art
Serial art is art that adheres to a strict set of rules to determine its composition or to determine a …
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Interview
Interview with Helen Charash about the life and work of her late sister Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse (1936–1970) was born into a Jewish family in Hamburg. Aged only two, she and her five year old …
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Tate Papers
Index, Diagram, Graphic Trace: Involuntary Drawing
The graphic trace is a hybrid type of representation: it takes from the index a registration of something unique – …
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Tate Papers
Surviving Reality: Lee Bontecou’s Worldscapes
This article focuses on American artist Lee Bonteco’s drawing practice during the early 1960s, focusing in particular on Drawing 1961. …
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Tate Papers
Curating by Numbers: Landmark Exhibitions Issue
This paper looks back at the author’s curatorial practice, with a focus on her ‘number shows’ and their randomly ordered …
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Tate Papers
Amazement and Uneasiness: Early Thoughts
Matthew Gale, Amazement and Uneasiness: Early Thoughts; Tate Papers no.8 -
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Afterthoughts: Introduction
Matthew Gale , Afterthoughts: Introduction; Tate Papers no.8
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