Leg Chair (Sushi Nori) (2012)

Anthea Hamilton

acrylic, brass, plaster, wax, sushi nori, rice cakes

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Acrylic, Brass, Plaster, Wax, Food, Sushi nori, Rice cakes

Dimensions:

81 x 92 x 46 cm

Accession Number:

WAKGM : A2.123

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2014/15

Scheme:

Fine Art Acquisition Scheme (2008-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by the Contemporary Art Society, 17 December 2014; presented to The Hepworth, Wakefield, 2015

Relationship:

The Hepworth Wakefield

Subject:

Juxtaposition, Surrealism, Chair, Female Body

Anthea Hamilton explores the nature of images through surreal juxtapositions and appropriations of mass media tropes, often relating to cinema and art history. The Leg Chair series features perspex cut-outs of the artist’s own flexed legs combined with a variety of found images or materials. Hamilton’s Leg Chair not only relates to her own body but also raises questions regarding the role of the female body within art history and popular culture, thereby echoing the prominent themes explored within Barbara Hepworth’s work. Leg Chair is also of particular interest to The Hepworth Wakefield due to its incorporation of plaster, a medium that is historically associated with the representation of idealised forms of beauty and therefore resonates with the museum’s current research project into the use of the material within their collection.

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