Karen Kilimnik | "Rapunzel", 1998 | (for Parkett 52)
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Parkett Vol. 52
Quote from Parkett
“Unlike other painters who focus on the well-known, the beautiful, and the dynamic between the famous and the secondary… Kilimnik is less absorbed in their perfection… Kilimnik is a bit of a killer. She loves to love them but at times they seem to get on even her nerves. Each character, from fairy tale princesses and birds, to heiresses, orphans, and models, becomes a vessel for a broad mixture of self-doubt and conceit.”
Collier Schorr, Parkett No. 52, 1998
Additional Quote
“Karen Kilimnik is associated with the Scatter generation, and best known for her collage-based work and installations of objects from popular culture… She often creates a romantic world that draws on contemporary media, gothic mysteries, and fairy tales… as in this spindle of gold thread (hair) on a bed of moss, which references Rapunzel, the homonymous protagonist in this German fairy tale.” -Artnet
"Rapunzel", 1998 (for Parkett 52)
Spindle of gold thread (“hair”) on bed of moss
(thread and moss are separately packaged to be assembled by the collector),
Plexiglas box, approx. 4 x 8 x 10” (10,5 x 25,1 x 20,1 cm),
Ed. 45/XX, signed and numbered certificate with diagram by the artist
Read a Parkett text on Karen Kilmnik
Parkett Vol. 52
Quote from Parkett
“Unlike other painters who focus on the well-known, the beautiful, and the dynamic between the famous and the secondary… Kilimnik is less absorbed in their perfection… Kilimnik is a bit of a killer. She loves to love them but at times they seem to get on even her nerves. Each character, from fairy tale princesses and birds, to heiresses, orphans, and models, becomes a vessel for a broad mixture of self-doubt and conceit.”
Collier Schorr, Parkett No. 52, 1998
Additional Quote
“Karen Kilimnik is associated with the Scatter generation, and best known for her collage-based work and installations of objects from popular culture… She often creates a romantic world that draws on contemporary media, gothic mysteries, and fairy tales… as in this spindle of gold thread (hair) on a bed of moss, which references Rapunzel, the homonymous protagonist in this German fairy tale.” -Artnet
"Rapunzel", 1998 (for Parkett 52)
Spindle of gold thread (“hair”) on bed of moss
(thread and moss are separately packaged to be assembled by the collector),
Plexiglas box, approx. 4 x 8 x 10” (10,5 x 25,1 x 20,1 cm),
Ed. 45/XX, signed and numbered certificate with diagram by the artist
Read a Parkett text on Karen Kilmnik
Parkett Vol. 52
Quote from Parkett
“Unlike other painters who focus on the well-known, the beautiful, and the dynamic between the famous and the secondary… Kilimnik is less absorbed in their perfection… Kilimnik is a bit of a killer. She loves to love them but at times they seem to get on even her nerves. Each character, from fairy tale princesses and birds, to heiresses, orphans, and models, becomes a vessel for a broad mixture of self-doubt and conceit.”
Collier Schorr, Parkett No. 52, 1998
Additional Quote
“Karen Kilimnik is associated with the Scatter generation, and best known for her collage-based work and installations of objects from popular culture… She often creates a romantic world that draws on contemporary media, gothic mysteries, and fairy tales… as in this spindle of gold thread (hair) on a bed of moss, which references Rapunzel, the homonymous protagonist in this German fairy tale.” -Artnet
"Rapunzel", 1998 (for Parkett 52)
Spindle of gold thread (“hair”) on bed of moss
(thread and moss are separately packaged to be assembled by the collector),
Plexiglas box, approx. 4 x 8 x 10” (10,5 x 25,1 x 20,1 cm),
Ed. 45/XX, signed and numbered certificate with diagram by the artist
Artist Document
Karen Kilmnik’s signed certificate of authenticity for “Rapunzel”, 1998
Artist Document
Two messages from Karen Kilimnik discussing the making of her edition for Parkett 52, as well as the layout and content of the issue.
Parkett Text
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Parkett Cover
Karen Kilimnik’s work on the cover of Parkett no. 52 alongside Ugo Rondinone and Malcolm Morley
