Existing comment:
Hans Haacke
born Cologne, Germany 1936
News
1969, reconstructed 2019 newsfeed, printer, and paper
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchase through gifts of Helen Crocker Russell, the Crocker Family, and anonymous donors, by exchange, and the Accessions Committee Fund
Amid the turmoil of the late 1960s, Haacke sought to break down the supposed barriers between the "real" world and the art world. News presents a teletype machine relentlessly churning out the news of the day. With this piece on display, the museum becomes a place of engagement, highlighting the important work incumbent on any news consumer. Emphasizing the challenge of sifting through a mass of reportage was especially apt at the work's conception, given the multiple and conflicting perspectives on the Vietnam War |