Thomas Hirschhorn

An illustrated examination of one of Hirschhorn''s “precarious” monuments, now dismantled.

Part-text, part-sculpture, part-architecture, part-junk heap, Thomas Hirschhorn''s often monumental but precarious works offer a commentary on the spectacle of late-capitalist consumerism and the global proliferation of commodities. Made from ephemeral materials—cardboard, foil, plastic bags, and packing tape...