Gallery Talk: Rosemarie Trockel’s Made in Western Germany

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Harvard Art Museums

Free

Black fabric is stretched across a square frame with the words “Made in Germany” in gray.

Join Althea Ruoppo for a closer look at one of Rosemarie Trockel’s machine-knitted wool paintings.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This Event is free!

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

Wednesday, November 20 12:30PM – 1PM

Additional information

Althea Ruoppo will share insights into Made in Western Germany (1987), a recently acquired machine-knitted wool painting by Rosemarie Trockel. Ruoppo will focus on this visually striking work’s connections to German manufacturing labels during the Cold War. Trockel’s repeated title phrase downplays the nation-state identification and plays into a larger international dialogue around the production and export of goods.

This talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation (September 13, 2024–January 5, 2025).

Free

Black fabric is stretched across a square frame with the words “Made in Germany” in gray.

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Last updated November 12, 2024.