Posts Tagged ‘sculpture’
Eva Hesse Studiowork: Camden Arts Centre
Die-hard Eva Hesse fan Louisa Lee reports from an arts centre on a hill
Written by Louisa lee
Contingent, courtesy of Eva Hesse, 1969What makes a work unfinished? And, if a work is ‘unfinished’, what makes a work ‘finished’ and how should an incomplete work be viewed? Elliott Smith’s last album, ‘From a Basement on a Hill’ was famously not finished because Smith died early, at 34. Other singers like Johnny Cash made sure that they controlled their legacy down to the very last minute. When Cash realised he was dying he recorded the vocals for sixty more songs, some of which were recorded after his death. One of these, ‘Hurt’, is widely considered as his epitaph and will bring a tear to the most hardened soul.
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