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Axel van der Kraan
Man Turning his Head, 1978
Whosoever sits down backwards on a chair plans – visibly – to stay put for quite some time, like this chap made of wood. The sculpture is a gigantic mannequin fashioned from pieces of reworked scrap wood. You walk past this wooden fellow with interest when he suddenly turns his head! What a shock! T
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he sculpture violates one of the museum’s golden rules, where one-way traffic applies. The visitor looks at art; however, that art never looks back. Now it does. This sculpture throws down the gauntlet.
Long-term loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Axel van der Kraan
Title
Man Turning his Head
Year
1978
Technique
Mixed media
Size
180 x 120 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Sculpture
Copyright
Uknown
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