Winterzahnstocher

1934
Artist/s
Karl Valentin
Title
Winterzahnstocher
Year
1934
Category
Other
Material / Technique
wood, fur, adhesive, in paperbag
Dimensions / Duration
11,1 x 6,9 x 1,8 cm, installation: installation dimensions variable
Collection
ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Description
The "Wintertoothpick" of Karl Valentin, a German comedian, consists of a toothpick with a white fur trim, a work of art from his Panoptikum in the basement of the Hotel Wagner, which opened in Munich in 1934.
Alongside a mixture of wax figures and curiosities, there was also this kind of toothpick.
In 1937, the artist even greeted the British writer Samuel Beckett with this "Wintertoothpick".

Author

Nicolai
Karle

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