Robert Gober

by Paul Schimmel, Hal Foster

Selected as the United States representative to the 2001 Venice Biennale, the sculptor and installation artist Robert Gober has, thanks to several major museum exhibitions in recent years, established himself as perhaps the most important artist of his generation, thanks to his symbolically charged re-creations of everyday objects that he makes into installations that question the ideals and values of childhood, family, home, and religion. This catalogue presents his work for the United States pavilion at the Biennale.

104 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robert Gober is currently my favorite artist. His works of urinals, sinks, houses, and religion, strangely ties in together very well.

[Jim Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saw this installation in LA, profoundly moving and unsettling.