Woolmark. 1990.
Carpet.
Signed, numbered and inscribed “WOOL” on an accompanying piece of fabric. From an edition of 15 copies. 260 x 182 cm (102.3 x 71.6 in).
[AR].

• Woolmark, the repeated presentation of a commercial seal of quality.
• Rosemarie Trockel's use of wool is a commentary on the male-dominated art world: She uses the material with a traditional female connotation to create machine-produced art and not needlework.
• She made first wool works that would earn her international acclaim as early as in 1984.
• The Museum of Modern Art in New York devoted an exhibition to her as early as in 1988, while the museum's collection includes one of her “knitting pictures” from 1987.
• To this day, Trockel is one of the most important conceptual artists.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
Private collection Southern Germany.