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Karl Gerstner | Variables Bild (Rotbunte Reihen) | 1965

Writing the History of the Future

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The work »Variables Bild (Rotbunte Reihen)« [Variable image (Red Colored Rows)] (1965) by Karl Gerstner is intended to be changed by the viewer. Unfortunately, for restoration reasons, it is no longer possible for visitors to the exhibition to touch the work.  In this video, we show you how the work was originally intended to be used.

Karl Gerstner
»Variables Bild (Rotbunte Reihen)« [Variable image (Red Colored Rows)], from the series »édition MAT collection 65«
1965
variable object; painted wooden slats, wooden panel
46 x 46 x 4 cm
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