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Needful Things: Recent Multiples (September 19, 2004-January 2, 2005) Admission to this exhibition and the Museum is free to all. The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) presents a survey of limited-edition sculptural objects commonly called multiples in the new Project 244 exhibition, Needful Things: Recent Multiples. This exhibition will be on view Sept. 19, 2004, through Jan. 2, 2005, offering a survey of 47 editions of 3-D work created and produced since 1994 by 45 international artists. The multiple, a mechanically mass-produced object of sometimes infinite number intended for popular consumption, has played a defining role in the history of contemporary art. In the 1960s, Fluxus artists embraced the multiple as a “utopian device” they believed might democratize art consumption and transform artistic enterprise. Pop and minimalist artists in the 1970s appreciated the commercial quality of multiples. In the 1980s, as artists became increasingly critical of commodity culture, the multiple's popularity waned. The 1990s marked a return to activism in art and the increasing stratification of the market created a renewed interest in multiples. Currently, younger and emerging artists find the multiple to be an effective way to market their ideas, as collectors and institutions find them an attractive and effective palliative to their cravings for larger, more expensive, original works of art. Organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art. This exhibition is supported in part by a generous gift from Central Cadillac-Hummer. The Cleveland Museum of Art receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. About the Exhibition Exhibition Highlights Gallery Views Programs About Project 244 |
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