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Two Deconstructed Cups, 2005
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Gift of Tamara and Michael Root in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Minneapolis Institute of Artsexpand_more 2015.27.2
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While Tepper was working on his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Washington, in Seattle, he “liberated” a mass-produced, diner-style coffee cup from the student union. He became obsessed with the cup and all it symbolized: conversations over coffee, pleasant or difficult; the late-afternoon pick-me-up; the repeated use, washing, and eventual damage of these everyday objects. He squished, slashed, and sanded his cups to give a sense of the acceleration of time and use, without any pretense of function or scale. His manipulation of form allows the cups to be recognizable while also possessing a sense of animation, personality, and accumulated experience.
Details
- Title
- Two Deconstructed Cups
- Artist Life
- born 1947
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.27.2
- Curator Approved
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© 2005 Irv Tepper