Thomas Hirschhorn

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Thomas Hirschhorn is a Swiss contemporary artist known for his politically charged, large-scale installations made from everyday materials that critique consumerism, power, and social inequality.

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instanceOf contemporary artist
human
installation artist
artisticMedium installation
sculpture
awardReceived Joseph Beuys Prize
Kurt Schwitters Prize
Marcel Duchamp Prize
countryOfBirth Switzerland
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
educatedAt Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich
familyName Hirschhorn
fieldOfWork contemporary art
installation art
political art
givenName Thomas
influencedBy Antonio Gramsci
Georges Bataille
Robert Walser
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
German
mainTheme consumerism
globalization
power structures
social inequality
war and violence
movement contemporary art
name Thomas Hirschhorn self-link
nationality Swiss
notableFor large-scale installations
politically charged artworks
use of everyday materials
notableWork Bataille Monument
Cavemanman
Crystal of Resistance
Gramsci Monument
Pixel-Collage
Robert Walser-Sculpture
occupation artist
visual artist
participatedIn Venice Biennale
Documenta (Kassel)
surface form: documenta11
placeOfBirth Bern
residence Paris
sexOrGender male
usesMaterial cardboard
everyday objects
plastic
tape
workLocation Paris

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The Phillips Collection hasWorkBy Thomas Hirschhorn
Thomas Hirschhorn name Thomas Hirschhorn self-link