Rorschach (Endless Column III)

Cornelia Parker (1956 - )

14 silver-plated objects crushed by 250 ton industrial press, suspended from wire

2006

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Cornelia Parker RA (b. 1956) lives and works in London. One of Britain’s most celebrated artists, she works across sculpture, installation, embroidery, drawing, photography and film to investigate processes of transformation and suspension and to explore the times in which we live. Parker has presented numerous major commissions and solo exhibitions nationally and internationally, notably at Tate Britain (2022), the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2019), Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster (2017) and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2016). In 2010, Parker was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts and made an OBE. She received a CBE in 2022. In 2017, she was appointed as the first female Election Artist for the United Kingdom General Election. Her works are held in public and private collections around the world, including the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Fundación “la Caixa” in Barcelona, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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    Subjects
    conceptual art, candelabra, cup, ladle, plate, dish, bowl
    Materials & Techniques
    silver-plated objects, metal, wire, sculptural installation
  • Details
    Artist
    Cornelia Parker (1956 - )
    Title
    Rorschach (Endless Column III)
    Date
    2006
    Medium
    14 silver-plated objects crushed by 250 ton industrial press, suspended from wire
    Dimensions
    height: 2.50 cm, width: 426.00 cm, depth: 41.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Frith Street Gallery, November 2009
    Provenance
    Frith Street Gallery, London
    GAC number
    18297