Twin-subjecter

Thomas Hirschhorn
Switzerland
1957

Twin-subjecter
2011
fiber-glass mannequins, metal nails, metal screws, plastic base, timber
Currently on display, the Vestibule
Place made
Paris
Medium
fiber-glass mannequins, metal nails, metal screws, plastic base, timber
Dimensions
225.0 x 155.0 x 56.0 cm
Credit line
Gift of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2011
Accession number
20118S13(a&b)
Signature and date
Not signed. Not dated.
Media category
Sculpture
Collection area
European sculptures
Copyright
© Thomas Hirschhorn

  • Thomas Hirschhorn is recognised for his expansive works that critique and transform traditional gallery spaces and interiors as he tackles issues of critical theory, global politics and consumerism. His DIY aesthetic and his use of cheap everyday materials
    is a means to abolish or question codified cultural hierarchies.

    Twin-subjecter belongs to a body of work in which ‘the subjecter’ is a protagonist of Hirschhorn’s invention. The double figures reference the everyday shop mannequin, but when violently pierced with nails and screws they begin to challenge the traditions of the artist’s model and the muse that dominate Western art discourse. This disarming double act is Hirschhorn’s stand-in for exploring issues of consumerism, politics, propaganda and aesthetics. 

    Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art


  • [Book] AGSA 500.