In 1991 Gober made his first newspapers, of which the museum own four stacks. Gober’s handmade facsimiles contain both real and fictional news items concerning themes such as aids, homophobia and discrimination.
Specifications
| Title | Newspaper (SFA, Wedding/ Flowers) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Photolithography on newspaper, twine |
| Object type |
Newspaper
> Forms of information and communication
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 11,5 cm Width 40 cm Depth 33,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Robert Gober
|
| Accession number | MB 1992/8 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1992 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1992 |
| Creation date | in 1992 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Album. De fotoverzameling van Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam (1995) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Op scherp (2024) |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Material |
Twine
> Rope
> Cord
> Worked fibres
> Fibre
> Vegetable material
> Organic material
> Material
> Material and technique
|
| Object | |
| Technique |
Photo lithograph
> Photographic printing technique
> Mechanical
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
All about the artist
Robert Gober
Meriden 1954
Between 1972 and 1976, Robert Gober studied literature and visual arts at the Middlebury College in Vermont. He spent one of his college years at the Tyler...
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