Thomas Hirschhorn av Anna Dezeuze

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<b>An illustrated examination of one of Hirschhorn''s “precarious” monuments, now dismantled.</b><p>Part-text, part-sculpture, part-architecture, part-junk heap, Thomas Hirschhorn''s often monumental but precarious works offer a commentary on the spectacle of late-capitalist consumerism and the global proliferation of commodities. Made from ephemeral materials—cardboard, foil, plastic bags, and packing tape—that the artist describes as “universal, economic, inclusive, and [without] any plus-value,” these works also engage issues of justice, power, and moral responsibility. Hirschhorn (born in Switzerland in 1957) often chooses to place his work in non-art settings, saying that he wants it to “fight for its own existence.” In this book, Anna Dezeuze offers a generously illustrated examination of Hirschhorn''s <i>Deleuze Monument</i> (2000), the second in his series of four <i>Monuments</i>.</p><p><i>Deleuze Monument</i>—a sculpture,