Cogito, ergo sum
1988
Cogito, ergo sum
1988
"Guessing, Not Just Knowing" was the title Trockel chose for her exhibition at MoMA, New York, in 1988 -year of the creation of this work.
This phrase might stand as an epigraph to Rosemarie Trockel's work as a whole, protean, puzzling and elusive as it is. The eye the artist casts on society is sometimes cruel and often caustic. In appearance, her works suggest a supposedly feminine world. But here, when the artist swaps her knitting needles for sophisticated computer-controlled machines, she does it to quote the philosopher René Descartes. The Cogito, ergo sum of the work could equally be translated as "I knit, therefore I am."
| Domain | Oeuvre textile |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Laine sur toile |
| Dimensions | 210 x 160 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2000 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2000-29 |
On display:
Museum, level 4, central aisle
Detailed description
| Artist |
Rosemarie Trockel
(1952, République fédérale d'Allemagne) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Cogito, ergo sum |
| Creation date | 1988 |
| Domain | Oeuvre textile |
| Description | Tricot tendu sur toile |
| Techniques | Laine sur toile |
| Dimensions | 210 x 160 cm |
| Printing | épreuve d'artiste |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2000 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 2000-29 |
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