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Bretagne by Charlotte Posenenske
Bretagne by Charlotte Posenenske
Untitled (After Nature: Tree Trunks) by Charlotte Posenenske
Untitled (Free Structures) by Charlotte Posenenske
Untitled by Charlotte Posenenske
Untitled by Charlotte Posenenske
Untitled (After Nature: Tree) by Charlotte Posenenske
Bretagne by Charlotte Posenenske

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About Charlotte Posenenske

German · 1930–1985

German[1] minimalist who abandoned art in 1968[1], convinced it could not address inequality, and retrained as a sociologist.

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Most worksMuseum Ludwig, Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig · 1 works
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Charlotte Posenenske?
    Charlotte Posenenske was a German[1] artist who later retrained as a sociologist specialising in industrial assembly line production. Born in Wiesbaden in 1930[1], she stopped making art in 1968[1], concluding that it could not address social inequality or change human behaviour. She refused to attend exhibitions or meet with curators until her death in 1985[1].
  • What is Charlotte Posenenske known for?
    Charlotte Posenenske is known for her factory-manufactured steel tube sculptures, such as the Vierkantrohre (Square Tube Series, 1967[1]-68). She made series rather than individual pieces, refused editions, and priced her work to undercut the collector market. Her sculptures could be stacked, rearranged, and extended by additional units.
  • What was Charlotte Posenenske's art style?
    In the mid-1960s, Posenenske turned to sculpture, producing work that looked nothing like art-world product. Her Vierkantrohre (Square Tube Series, 1967[1]-68) used factory-manufactured steel tubes resembling air-conditioning shafts. Museums buying them were, in her logic, buying instructions rather than objects.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Charlotte Posenenske's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Charlotte Posenenske Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: stylistic analysis.
  3. [3] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  5. [5] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.

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