Thomas Schütte
Oldenburg 1954
The constraint is one of the principal elements of his art. The wish to free from an indefinable obstacle that always oppresses.
Thomas Schütte, Kiste, 1981. Wood and aluminum, 115,5 300 x 210 cm. Panza Collection, Mendrisio. © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Alessandro Zambianchi, Milano
Thomas Schütte, Pentagon, 1986. Wood, 150 x 320 x 320 cm. Panza Collection, Mendrisio. © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Alessandro Zambianchi, Milano
Thomas Schütte, Chinatown, 1989. Painted wood, five parts, 70 x 385 x 43 cm. Panza Collection, Mendrisio. © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo Alessandro Zambianchi, Milano
Installation Tra Post-minimal e Concettuale: Opere inedite dalla Donazione Panza di Biumo, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, Lugano, June 7 - July 27, 1997. © 2018, ProLitteris, Zurich. Thomas Schütte, Ringe, 1977-1990. Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Collezione Cantone Ticino, Donazione Panza di Biumo, 1995. Photo © Giorgio Colombo, Milano