Imi Knoebel – Keilrahmen günther uecker the Black Bra works isolate

the Black Bra works isolate an everyday garment and reposition it within the language of high art

transforming a few spontaneous strokes into an emotionally charged portrait of solitude and tenderness

This hand-signed and numbered woodcut

In New York

Often associated with Beuys’ use of multiples as vehicles for communication

Imi Knoebel – Keilrahmen günther uecker the Black Bra works isolateImi Knoebel's Keilrahmen (1968 89) is a wooden multiple that pushes minimalist reduction to its logical extreme. Following Malevich's reduction to the black square and Robert Ryman's elimination of subject matter and color, Knoebel removes the canvas altogetherleaving only the stretcher frame with four wooden wedges positioned as sculptural elements. This radical gesture embodies Knoebel's conviction that "everything has been done already. () If you