- Basel School of Design
Jean Tinguely built kinetic sculptures from scrap metal, motors, wheels and mechanical debris, often allowing machines to draw, clatter or destroy themselves. His 1960 Homage to New York attempted spectacular self-destruction in the sculpture garden of MoMA and became a defining image of postwar kinetic art.
Kinetic sculpture; drawing machines; installation
Major Works
- 1959Méta-Matic No. 17
- 1960Homage to New York
- 1961Baluba No. 3
- 1962Study for an End of the World No. 2
- 1964Heureka
- 1969–94Le Cyclop
- 1974Chaos I
- 1983Stravinsky Fountain
- 1986Mengele-Totentanz
- 1960Gismo
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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