Alina Szapocznikow

Petit Dessert I (Small Dessert I), 1970-71

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The provocative and joyful potential of the sexualized and fragmented human and in particular female body, the motif of the ruin, the anti-monument applied to the body, the destruction it can be exposed to through forces of society and political regime, - this complex discourse was a life-long occupation for the sculptor. In the early 60s Szapocznikow started experimenting with polyester. She took casts of her own lips and breasts and morphed them into daily objects like lamps and ashtrays. With her sculptures and drawings Szapocznikow created a unique link between late existentialist Surrealism and Pop-Art
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