Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

7.3.2011

Artist Josepha Gasch-Muche (German, b. 1944)

CultureGerman

Date2011

MediumBorosilicate glass with wood

Dimensions47 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (120 x 120 x 34.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2011.7

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 65

Label TextJosepha Gasch-Muche German (b. 1944) 7.3.2011, 2011 Glass mounted on wood Museum purchase 2011.7 In 7.3.2011, Josepha Gasch-Muche assembled broken shards of Liquid Crystal Display glass, used to make modern television, computer, and smart phone screens, into a reflective circular form. Her work explores the influence of light on the mind and spirit, and her recycling transforms everyday industrial material into an emotional experience. In this work, the focus is the psychological impact of being both attracted and repelled by the glass. It is designed both to unsettle and seduce. The attraction becomes dangerous, however, if you step too close to the jagged glass. Additionally, her work connects visitors to the experimentation, and sometimes breakage, occurring daily in the Museum’s new Glass Studio.ProvenanceArtist; Heller Gallery, New York; purchased by the Chrysler Museum of ArtExhibition History"Mutable Materiality," Heller Gallery, New York, October 14 – December 24, 2011. "Remix Redux: A Fresh Mix For Our Modern And Contemporary Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, August 15 - December 30, 2012.Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 196-197.