Isa Genzken: Hair grows how it wants to

Isa Genzken's diverse oeuvre includes sculpture, relief, collage, film and photography. Genzken has often used assemblages as a point of departure and fearlessly integrated ready-mades such as wheelchairs, walkers, jukeboxes, armchairs and umbrellas into her sculptures. By combining all sorts of materials and doing intense juxtapositions Genzken has created powerful and playful sculptural work throughout the 80's, 90's and 00's.

'Hair grows how it wants to' (2008) is a new version of a work previously shown at Galerie Meerrettich, Berlin, and at the German Pavilion, Venice Biennale. In 'Hair grows how it wants to' (2008) Genzken uses the roof of Malmö Konsthall as a base for the sculpture as well as she plays with the "face" of Klas Anshelm's classical building.

Isa Genzken (b. 1948 Bad Oldesloe, Germany) lives and works in Berlin.

Isa Genzken
Hair grows how it wants to