The worker with the finger that he cut off because of the protest pointing at the gypsy
Drawing
2010 (Made)
2010 (Made)
| Artist/Maker |
‘Gluklya’ (Natalya Pershina-Yakimanskaya) is a member of the movement Cho Delat? (What is to be Done?), an alliance of politically activist artists, writers, critics and philosophers which was founded in Saint Petersburg in 2003. This image is a sketch for the Partisan Songspiel, for which Gluklya designed the sets and costumes. The ‘songspiels’ are narrative films central to Chto Delat?’s practice. Modelled on the early 20th-century musical theatre of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, the songspiels present political and social issues through the accessible and often humorous medium of song. The image of the ‘finger object’ comes from the story of a worker who cut off his finger during a hunger strike.
Object details
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| Title | The worker with the finger that he cut off because of the protest pointing at the gypsy (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Plotter drawing with hand-colouring |
| Brief description | ‘Gluklya’ (Natalya Pershina-Yakimanskaya) The worker with the finger that he cut off because of the protest pointing at the gypsy Artist’s multiple published by the ICA, London 2010 |
| Physical description | Rectangular image (landscape format) in colour: a male figure stands with his arm around a giant bandaged finger almost as tall as himself, with the other hand he points at a female figure in a flamenco dress. Inscribed in pencil along the left hand edge. |
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| Content description | A male figure wearing a blue costume stands with his arm around a giant bandaged finger almost as tall as himself, with the other hand he points at a female figure with long black hair and wearing a 'flamenco'-style dress of floral design. |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Signed and numbered in pencil along the left hand edge) |
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| Summary | ‘Gluklya’ (Natalya Pershina-Yakimanskaya) is a member of the movement Cho Delat? (What is to be Done?), an alliance of politically activist artists, writers, critics and philosophers which was founded in Saint Petersburg in 2003. This image is a sketch for the Partisan Songspiel, for which Gluklya designed the sets and costumes. The ‘songspiels’ are narrative films central to Chto Delat?’s practice. Modelled on the early 20th-century musical theatre of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, the songspiels present political and social issues through the accessible and often humorous medium of song. The image of the ‘finger object’ comes from the story of a worker who cut off his finger during a hunger strike. |
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| Accession number | E.2658-2016 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2016 |
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