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Hanne Darboven — Dostojewski, Monat Januar
Hanne Darboven

Dostojewski, Monat Januar

A meticulous grid of handwritten numerical notations and text fills each of the sixteen panels, reflecting Darboven's signature system of translating time and cultural references into obsessive, rhythmic mark-making. Photographic gelatin silver prints are woven into the composition, anchoring the abstract numerical language to imagery evocative of Dostoevsky's literary world. The work merges literature, time, and personal methodology into a dense, archive-like meditation on the passage of January and the weight of human thought.

Medium
ink and gelatin silver print collage on paper, in 16 parts

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 15, 2015

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Hanne Darboven, Dostojewski, Monat Januar

A meticulous grid of handwritten numerical notations and text fills each of the sixteen panels, reflecting Darboven's signature system of translating time and cultural references into obsessive, rhythmic mark-making. Photographic gelatin silver prints are woven into the composition, anchoring the abstract numerical language to imagery evocative of Dostoevsky's literary world. The work merges literature, time, and personal methodology into a dense, archive-like meditation on the passage of January and the weight of human thought.

Medium
ink and gelatin silver print collage on paper, in 16 parts
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Multi-Panel Work, Photography Collage, German Artist, 20th Century, Archival Aesthetic, Minimalist Aesthetic, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Collage, Postwar Contemporary, Archival Work, Systematic Art, Monochromatic, Seriality, Female Artist, Text-Based Art, Ink on Paper, Black and White

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