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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz
Temporary Exhibit: Through October 5, 2016.
Location: Bluhm Family Terrace at Art Institute of Chicago
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz
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Spanish sculptor Juan Muñoz (1953–2001).. Many of Muñoz’s works unfold like stories in which the spectator is written into the drama. In the case of Thirteen Laughing at Each Other (2001), the viewer is thrust right into the center of the scene, and the sculptor flips the experience of viewer and viewed. By entering the installation space, one is surrounded by laughing figures seated on bleacher-like structures. The work creates a tension and psychological depth that is at once unsettling and captivating. “I try to make the work engaging for the spectator,” said Muñoz. “And then unconsciously, but more interestingly, I try to make you aware that something is really wrong.”
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz / North
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz / East
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz / South
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Thirteen Laughing at Each Other – by Juan Muñoz / West
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Published by Jyoti Srivastava
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Chicago Art Blogger