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Cornelia Parker — Falling Facade
Cornelia Parker

Falling Facade

1991

A fragment of architectural ornament appears suspended in a state of perpetual collapse, frozen between presence and erasure. Parker transforms a piece of crumbling facade into a meditation on destruction and preservation, inviting the viewer to contemplate the precarious nature of built history and the poetry found in decay.

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Cornelia Parker, Falling Facade, 1991

A fragment of architectural ornament appears suspended in a state of perpetual collapse, frozen between presence and erasure. Parker transforms a piece of crumbling facade into a meditation on destruction and preservation, inviting the viewer to contemplate the precarious nature of built history and the poetry found in decay.

Year
1991
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Architectural Fragments, Dramatic Mood, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Destruction And Transformation, Installation Art, Sculptural Assembly, Monochromatic, Established Artist, Female Artist

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