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Jeppe Hein — Please Do Not Touch
Jeppe Hein

Please Do Not Touch

2009

Jeppe Hein's 'Please Do Not Touch' is a 2009 neon installation that uses the contradiction between the prohibition in the title and the enticing glow of neon to engage viewers playfully. The work exemplifies Hein's practice of creating interactive and paradoxical art experiences. The neon medium provides both visual appeal and conceptual irony within the work's message.

Medium
neon tubes and transformer

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 7, 2019

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Jeppe Hein, Please Do Not Touch, 2009

Jeppe Hein's 'Please Do Not Touch' is a 2009 neon installation that uses the contradiction between the prohibition in the title and the enticing glow of neon to engage viewers playfully. The work exemplifies Hein's practice of creating interactive and paradoxical art experiences. The neon medium provides both visual appeal and conceptual irony within the work's message.

Medium
neon tubes and transformer
Year
2009
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Blue, Bold, Conceptual, Installation, Danish, Neon, Text, Interactive, Provocative, Contemporary

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