
Grabstein
1999
A towering, monolithic structure composed of painted breeze blocks, plaster, and concrete, *Grabstein* (meaning "gravestone" in German) evokes the weight and silence of burial monuments through its austere, industrial materiality. Schneider constructs the work in three parts, suggesting fragmentation or the passage of time, while its rough, utilitarian surfaces resist any sense of grandeur or ornamentation. The piece embodies Schneider's ongoing preoccupation with architecture as a vessel for psychological unease, mortality, and the uncanny.
- Medium
- painted breeze blocks, plaster and concrete, in 3 parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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December 7, 2017
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