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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Design Gallery, The Factory, East wall

Q.E.D.

Print
1993 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A collage of various cut-out elements from commercial graphics used to create a bizarre interior scene. The walls are decorated with computer circuit boards and there are two windows depicting exterior scenes; one showing a tank the other showing a crowded scene of people in a refugee camp in Africa (probably Ethiopia or Somalia). Hamilton's work 'Just what is it that makes today's homes do different, so appealing' hangs on the wall to the right whilst General Idea's AIDS poster hangs on the left of the room. Standing at the right of the room is a female bodybuilder holding a 'Stop Children' sign. In the middle of the room there is a table upon which there is a microwave and a plate of fish fingers. To the left of the image there is a man sitting at a desk and working with various pieces of computing and telephone equipment. Beside this is a statue of a caricature of Margaret Thatcher upon a plinth inscribed with the name of the artist 'Jeff Koons'. Hanging from the ceiling is a light fitting in the form of a planet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQ.E.D. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Computer-aided colour laser print
Brief description
Print by Richard Hamilton, artist's proof for 'Q.E.D.', computer-aided colour laser print, Great Britain, 1993
Physical description
A collage of various cut-out elements from commercial graphics used to create a bizarre interior scene. The walls are decorated with computer circuit boards and there are two windows depicting exterior scenes; one showing a tank the other showing a crowded scene of people in a refugee camp in Africa (probably Ethiopia or Somalia). Hamilton's work 'Just what is it that makes today's homes do different, so appealing' hangs on the wall to the right whilst General Idea's AIDS poster hangs on the left of the room. Standing at the right of the room is a female bodybuilder holding a 'Stop Children' sign. In the middle of the room there is a table upon which there is a microwave and a plate of fish fingers. To the left of the image there is a man sitting at a desk and working with various pieces of computing and telephone equipment. Beside this is a statue of a caricature of Margaret Thatcher upon a plinth inscribed with the name of the artist 'Jeff Koons'. Hanging from the ceiling is a light fitting in the form of a planet.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 20.9cm
  • Sheet width: 19.6cm
  • Image height: 175mm
  • Image width: 266mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Richard Hamilton' (Signed in pencil)
  • 'For the V&A' (Inscribed)
  • 'AP' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Collection
Accession number
E.1075-1993

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Record createdMarch 20, 2009
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