"Boys With One Spoon Too Much", 1996

wall-mounted vitrine of glass, metal frames and electric motor, shoe and spoon

100 x 70,5 x 19,5 cm (39 3/8 x 27 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)

signed, dated and inscribed on the interior on the base 'und wenn das Gewitter auch im Kristall sitzen würde?'

About the work

Rebecca Horn holds an outstanding position in contemporary art. Being a pioneer of performance, her oeuvre also includes sculpture, painting, installation and kinetic objects. In addition, Rebecca Horn is a writer and poet, and literature is a strong influence in her work. "Boys with one spoon too much" belongs to a group of literature boxes which merge literary allusions with a hermetical, lyrical combination of objects, movement and scriptural painting. It reminds clearly of Surrealist aesthetics and allows the spectator to follow his own associations.