
Hard Rain
2024
This monumental pair of rubber boots stands as a striking examination of utility and form. Cast in bronze with a rich green patina, the boots retain the functional aesthetic of their everyday counterparts, complete with drainage holes punctuating their surfaces. The work exemplifies the Danish duo's practice of elevating banal objects into meditative sculptural statements, invoking both the mundane and the absurd. By translating a humble protective garment into precious metal, the artists interrogate value, labor, and the threshold between art and ordinary life. The boots' imposing scale and refined materiality suggest both the monumental and the ironic.
- Medium
- Bronze, Patina
- Overall
- Edition
- 5 of 5
- Location
- Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Notes
Victoria Miro, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A07, May 13–17, 2026.
For Sale — €40000
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