Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Isa Genzken — Schwules Baby
Isa Genzken

Schwules Baby

1997

A towering assemblage of industrial steel and aluminium, Isa Genzken's *Schwules Baby* combines raw, utilitarian materials with a provocative tension between strength and vulnerability. The work reflects Genzken's characteristic interest in urban architecture and the human body, using hard metallic forms to explore questions of identity and social marginality. Its bold materiality and enigmatic title invite viewers to reconsider fixed categories of gender, desire, and cultural belonging.

Medium
steel and aluminium

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Spotted works by Isa Genzken

About this work

Isa Genzken, Schwules Baby, 1997

A towering assemblage of industrial steel and aluminium, Isa Genzken's *Schwules Baby* combines raw, utilitarian materials with a provocative tension between strength and vulnerability. The work reflects Genzken's characteristic interest in urban architecture and the human body, using hard metallic forms to explore questions of identity and social marginality. Its bold materiality and enigmatic title invite viewers to reconsider fixed categories of gender, desire, and cultural belonging.

Medium
steel and aluminium
Year
1997
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodernism, Postmodern Art, German Artist, Figurative Reference, Provocative Mood, Cool Tones, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Steel And Aluminium, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, Acclaimed Sculptor, Abstract Sculpture, Postwar And Contemporary, Established Artist, Female Artist, Abstract, Minimalism

More works by Isa Genzken

Collected by

Alex Capecelatro