A substitute for history: the origins and exhibition of Rachel Whiteread's 'Untitled (Room 101)', 2003

• Autores: James Lawrence
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 152, Nº 1292, 2010, págs. 736-743
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An article examining Untitled (Room 101), an installation by the artist Rachel Whiteread that was shown in the Italian Cast Court at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from November 2003 until summer 2004. The title alludes to George Orwell's novel Ninteen Eight-Four, as well as to the origin of the sculpture itself, which is a cast of Room 101 at Broadcasting House, London. This article focuses on the less allusive aspects of the sculpture, examining the circumstances that led to its creation; the physical conditions of its origins, form, and public display; and the interpretive consequences behind those physical traits.