Robert Gober, Untitled, 1990, from the Hirshhorn's collection.
Robert Gober. Untitled. 1991. Wax, fabric, leather, human hair, and wood, 13 1/4 x 16 ½ x 46 1/8".An important strength of the Hirshhorn Museum is its holdings in figurative art. Strange Bodies brings together some of the most praised and popular examples of figuration from the collection to show how expressionistic and surrealistic impulses toward human representation have evolved from the early and mid-twentieth century to recent decades. The tension between the enthusiastic response that figuration often receives from general audiences and the loaded, at times dark content it can carry is also explored. Moreover, the installation allows an assessment of past collection building.
I really like the idea of this exhibit more so than the actual art presented. That we have tendencies/desires to distort the human figure is an interesting subject in itself to ponder. It made me think about my own reasons for depicting and fragmenting the human body in my own photographs. Likewise, the beauty/enticement/repulsion of the human figure is again looked at, this time in a more contemporary sense.
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