Die Welt
1973
"Die Welt" (The World) is a conceptual work by Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers that exemplifies his engagement with language, representation, and the commodification of art objects. Created during the 1960s, the work typically consists of a painted or printed image of the word "world" or references to global systems, reflecting Broodthaers' interest in how language and signs function within artistic and economic contexts. The piece is characteristic of his broader artistic practice, which challenged conventional notions of art through wordplay, appropriation, and institutional critique.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 11, 2024
Lot 63
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Artists in conversation
Joseph Kosuth
American · b. 1945
Kosuth similarly interrogates the relationship between language, meaning, and representation in conceptual art, using text and signs as primary artistic material to question how words and definitions construct reality, directly paralleling Broodthaers' engagement with linguistic systems.
Hans Haacke
German · b. 1936
Haacke shares Broodthaers' critical focus on the intersection of institutional systems, commodification, and global economic structures, creating installation and mixed media works that expose how power and representation operate within the art world and broader society.
Lawrence Weiner
American · b. 1942
Weiner's conceptual practice centers on language as both subject and medium, presenting words and statements as self sufficient artworks that question representation and meaning, closely mirroring the linguistic and post modern concerns present in Broodthaers' work.
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