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Twilight of the Idols (Fetish) 3
2005
Kendell Geers
Kendell Geers (South African, b. 1968)
African Art
Twilight of the Idols (Fetish) 3, 2005. Kendell Geers (South African, b. 1968). Wood, plastic tape (polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, or vinyl), and iron; overall: 140 x 43 x 39 cm (55 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller 2018.4 © Kendell Geers The underlying figure is much larger than minkisi figures were in the past; its "supersize" reflects that it is an object made for the tourist market, not for ritual use.
- Maker/Artist
- Geers, Kendell
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, plastic tape (polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, or vinyl), and iron
- Medium
- wood, plastic, tape, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, vinyl, iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 140 x 43 x 39 cm (55 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2018.4
- Credit Line
- Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller
- Exhibitions
- <em>AfroPunk</em>. Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium. (September 7-October 28, 2017), <em>Kendell Geers, 1988-2012</em>. Haus der Kunst, Munich, DE (February 1-May 12, 2013), <em>The Marriage of Heaven and Hell,</em> Blandy-les-Tours Castle, in collaboration with Galleria Continua, Blandy-les-Tours, France (June 30-July 10, 2012), <em>Fin de Partie</em>. Galleria Continua, Beijing, China (March 19-August 27, 2011)
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
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