Meret Oppenheim | "Glove", 1985 | (for Parkett 4)
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Parkett Vol. 4
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“Meret Oppenheim’s abstruse, multi-leveled work sometimes stubbornly eludes facile interpretation; her virtuoso performance on many instruments at once has long left viewers at something of a loss. On a picture done early in 1933 she wrote the laconic statement: ‘Well, then we’ll live a little later.’ Only gradually, after the critic’s stodgy demand for clear development and stylistic consistency had paled, yielding to a growing fascination for the unfettered approach of recent art, Meret Oppenheim has finally come into her own.”
Jacqueline Burckhardt, Parkett No. 4, 1985
"Glove", 1985 (for Parkett 4)
Goat suede with silk-screen and handstitched,
included in Parkett issue, 5 5/8 x 3 2/4” (21,3 x 9,3 cm),
Ed. 150/XII, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Read a Parkett text on Meret Oppenheim
Parkett Vol. 4
Quote from Parkett
“Meret Oppenheim’s abstruse, multi-leveled work sometimes stubbornly eludes facile interpretation; her virtuoso performance on many instruments at once has long left viewers at something of a loss. On a picture done early in 1933 she wrote the laconic statement: ‘Well, then we’ll live a little later.’ Only gradually, after the critic’s stodgy demand for clear development and stylistic consistency had paled, yielding to a growing fascination for the unfettered approach of recent art, Meret Oppenheim has finally come into her own.”
Jacqueline Burckhardt, Parkett No. 4, 1985
"Glove", 1985 (for Parkett 4)
Goat suede with silk-screen and handstitched,
included in Parkett issue, 5 5/8 x 3 2/4” (21,3 x 9,3 cm),
Ed. 150/XII, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Read a Parkett text on Meret Oppenheim
Parkett Vol. 4
Quote from Parkett
“Meret Oppenheim’s abstruse, multi-leveled work sometimes stubbornly eludes facile interpretation; her virtuoso performance on many instruments at once has long left viewers at something of a loss. On a picture done early in 1933 she wrote the laconic statement: ‘Well, then we’ll live a little later.’ Only gradually, after the critic’s stodgy demand for clear development and stylistic consistency had paled, yielding to a growing fascination for the unfettered approach of recent art, Meret Oppenheim has finally come into her own.”
Jacqueline Burckhardt, Parkett No. 4, 1985
"Glove", 1985 (for Parkett 4)
Goat suede with silk-screen and handstitched,
included in Parkett issue, 5 5/8 x 3 2/4” (21,3 x 9,3 cm),
Ed. 150/XII, signed and numbered
Sold Out. For updates on availability, please inquire by joining our waiting list
Artist Document
Meret Oppenheim signing her edition alongside Parkett co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Bice Curiger, followed by a sketch for the first design for a glove from 1936, when Oppenheim was working for the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in Paris. The third image is a sketch from 1984 in which the artist outlines her glove project with written words for Parkett 4.
Artist Video
In this short video excerpt various aspects of Meret Oppenheim’s work are discussed
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Parkett Cover
Meret Oppenheim’s cover for Parkett no. 4
