Urs Fischer | "Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!", 2004 | (for Parkett 72)
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Parkett Vol. 72
Quote from Parkett
“Wow! What a show! A real tour de force. I didn’t want to leave. And when I did, finally, I left knowing that I had encountered an artist of mad ambition whose work – revelatory with inspired conjunctions and dazzling invention, the product of incredibly demanding labor carried out in a spirit of play – casts a spell of fairy-tale enchantment.”
Brenda Richardson, Parkett No. 72, 2004
"Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!", 2004 (for Parkett 72)
Fiberglass reinforced plaster cast, partially painted,
36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8” (92 x 32 x 32 cm),
cast by Kunstgiesserei Felix Lehner, St. Gall, Switzerland,
Ed. 45/XXV, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Read a Parkett text on Urs Fischer
Parkett Vol. 72
Quote from Parkett
“Wow! What a show! A real tour de force. I didn’t want to leave. And when I did, finally, I left knowing that I had encountered an artist of mad ambition whose work – revelatory with inspired conjunctions and dazzling invention, the product of incredibly demanding labor carried out in a spirit of play – casts a spell of fairy-tale enchantment.”
Brenda Richardson, Parkett No. 72, 2004
"Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!", 2004 (for Parkett 72)
Fiberglass reinforced plaster cast, partially painted,
36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8” (92 x 32 x 32 cm),
cast by Kunstgiesserei Felix Lehner, St. Gall, Switzerland,
Ed. 45/XXV, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Read a Parkett text on Urs Fischer
Parkett Vol. 72
Quote from Parkett
“Wow! What a show! A real tour de force. I didn’t want to leave. And when I did, finally, I left knowing that I had encountered an artist of mad ambition whose work – revelatory with inspired conjunctions and dazzling invention, the product of incredibly demanding labor carried out in a spirit of play – casts a spell of fairy-tale enchantment.”
Brenda Richardson, Parkett No. 72, 2004
"Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!", 2004 (for Parkett 72)
Fiberglass reinforced plaster cast, partially painted,
36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8” (92 x 32 x 32 cm),
cast by Kunstgiesserei Felix Lehner, St. Gall, Switzerland,
Ed. 45/XXV, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Artist Document
Urs Fischer working on his sculpture project for Parkett 72, "Sigh, Sigh, Sherlock!", followed by the cover of the exhibition catalog for the travelling Parkett retrospective at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, 2012.
Artists’ Contribution to Parkett 100/101
A photograph of Urs Fischers’ sculpture in the snow, photographed by Richard Prince.
Parkett Text
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Artist Video
In this short video excerpt Urs Fischer talks about some aspects of his art.