Category: perso
The work of Fischli / Weiss makes use of surprise, the technique of ‘détournement’, and thus leaves room for amazement, as if to provide an antidote for a ‘disenchanted world’.
Swiss artists Peter Fischli (born 1952) and David Weiss (born 1946) have been collaborating since 1979. The 2007 retrospective boasts the most comprehensive overview to date of an oeuvre as varied as it is enigmatic. Comprising sculpture, photography, film and video, the work of Fischli / Weiss simply resists classification.
Swiss artists Peter Fischli (born 1952) and David Weiss (born 1946) have been collaborating since 1979. The 2007 retrospective boasts the most comprehensive overview to date of an oeuvre as varied as it is enigmatic. Comprising sculpture, photography, film and video, the work of Fischli / Weiss simply resists classification.
